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Macedonia

Place

Civil War 3.4 supplies the first indexed source portrait: “He had made up nine legions of Roman citizens: five from Italy, which he had conveyed across the sea; one of veterans from Cilicia, which, being formed out of two legions, he styled the Twin Legion; one from Crete and Macedonia out of veteran troops which, when disbanded by their former commanders, had settled in those provinces; two from Asia, for the …”

Named form in selected editions; identity established only to the extent of the cited context.

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Civil War 3.4

Caesar

He had made up nine legions of Roman citizens: five from Italy, which he had conveyed across the sea; one of veterans from Cilicia, which, being formed out of two legions, he styled the Twin Legion; one from Crete and Macedonia out of veteran troops which, when disbanded by their former commanders, had settled in those provinces; two from Asia, for the levying of which the consul Lentulus had arranged. …

Civil War 3.4

Alexandrian War 42

Pseudo-Caesar; authorship disputed

… And when in quite a different quarter of the globe Caesar was victoriously pursuing Cn. Pompeius, and heard that several of his opponents had collected the remnants of the fugitives and taken refuge in Illyricum on account of its proximity to Macedonia, lie sent despatches to Gabinius, bidding him set out for Illyricum with the legions of recruits which had recently been raised: there he was to join forces with Q. Cornificius and repulse any dangerous move that might be made against the province: if on the other hand no large forces were needed to ensure the safety of the province, he was to lead his legions into Macedonia. …

Alexandrian War 42

Civil War 3.11

Caesar

… Pompeius was at that time in Candavia, and was on his way from Macedonia to Apollonia and Dyrrachium to winter quarters. …

Civil War 3.11

Geographical record

Pleiades representative point · precise

The region of ancient Macedonia in the Balkan peninsula. The boundaries of the region have shifted significantly over time, and remain controversial.

Pleiades 491656 · CC BY 3.0 · Barrington Atlas: BAtlas 50 A2 Macedonia

All indexed divisions · 9

Civil War 3.4 · Civil War 3.11 · Civil War 3.33 · Civil War 3.34 · Civil War 3.36 · Civil War 3.57 · Civil War 3.79 · Civil War 3.102 · Alexandrian War 42

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