Did Gundobad take any Roman Legion Standards with him?

[Onasander]

Gundobad is, to my knowledge, Rome's last military commander in the west with access to a recognized 'Roman Legion'....

 

After he gave up on Rome, and especially after Rome fell, was there this awkward Roman Legion, with standards and whatever was left of the old uniform, still kicking around in Burgandy?

 

I find the possibility of a independent Roman legion surviving Rome, however bastardized and unrecognizable as it may be, even if short lived, intriguing. Wouldnt be a legion in a proper sense, but still.......

[Virgil61]

Found this on the web. Have not read it yet. Looks incredibly interesting so I downloaded it to my ipad.

 

A British legion stationed near Orl

Edited November 19, 2013 by Virgil61

[Onasander]

http://www.romanarmytalk.com/17-roman-military-history-a-archaeology/322090-roman-regiments-of-the-vith-century.html

Numidae Iustiniani, unit of 508 men attested by an egyptian document in year 539.

 

Numerus Hispanorum, regiment placed in Bosporo in year 528, after a hunnic unrest.

 

Lanciarii, a infantry regiment placed in year 518 Constantinople.

 

Sesto Dalmatae, a cavalry regimen placed in year 518 Costantinople.

 

Vandali Iustiniani, four cavalry units created after the Vandalic War and placed in some Eastern cities in year 534, composed by captured Vandals.

 

Quartoparthi, a previously limitanei regiment stationed in Syria in year 586.

 

Tertio Dalmatae, an ancient vexillatio (cavalry unit) placed in Phoenicia in year 530.

 

Theodosiaci, maybe a ballistari regiment, who stationed in Nessana castrum in Palestine in year 530.

 

Leones Clibanarii, or Leontoclibanarii, a heavy cavalry force in Arsinoe (Egypt).

 

Transtigritani, a previously limitanei regiment, in Arsinoe.

 

Daci, an ancient palatine legion moved in Rome at the beginning of the VIIth century.

 

Salonitae, a regiment we know only from a papyrus' fragment in Oxyrhynchus (Egypt).

 

Equites Mauri Scutarii, stationed in Hermopolis until year 538 (and maybe merged with Numidae Iustiniani).

 

Macedones, stationed in Antaiopolis and maybe before in Memphis as limitanei.

 

Bis Electi, maybe created in Africa in Hippo Regius and then moved to Egypt after the Vandalic War.

 

Schytae Iustiniani, a palatine regiment attested in Antaiopolis and Apollonopolis Magna.

 

Paratonitae Iustiniani, stationed in Libya, their name come from the city of Paratonio, it should be one of the new units created by Justinian.

 

Libyes Iustiniani, placed in Libya, it should be one of the new units created by Justinian.

 

Numerus dromonarium, attested from an epigraph in Cagliari (Sardinia), probably a naval unit.

 

Regii, an infantry unit which took part in the Gothic War since year 535 (they were also in Rome when it was besieged by the Goths).

 

Primi Theodosiani, stationed in Florence in year 547, probably a unit created before VIth century.

 

Persoiustiniani, a cavalry regiment created in 541 composed by Persian prisoners, it fought near Verona and it was placed in Grado.

 

Cadisiani, probably composed by Persian prisoners, attested in year 579 in Grado.

 

Mediolanenses, attested at the end of VIth century in Ravenna, created in Milan after the Gothic War.

 

Veronenses, attested at the end of VIth century in Ravenna, created in Verona after the Gothic War.

 

Tarvisiani, a cavalry regiment attested in Grado in year 579.

 

Ravennates, attested in Classe in year 591.

 

Persoarmeni, attested in Classe in year 591.

 

Numerus Theodosiacus, in Ravenna at the end of the VIth century and attested in Rome in year 592.

 

Numerus Armeniorum, attested in Ravenna at the beginning of the VIIth century.

 

Numerus felicium Laetorum, attested in Ravenna in the VIIth century.

 

Numerus felicium Illyricorum, stationed in Genoa in year 591 (the numerus on the epigraph has been also read as "felicium laetorum", in this case it should be the numerus I mentionted before).

 

Schola armaturae, attested in Concordia in the VIth century and later in Ravenna.

 

Schola Gentilium, maybe moved from Constantinople or what remained (with no military duties) of a Western schola palatina, previously dissolved by Theodoric.

 

Argentes, stationed in Argenta's castrum (Ferrara), built at the beginning of the VIIth century.

 

Ariminenses, attested in Rimini in the VIIIth century but probably created at a earlier date (maybe 590).

 

Numerus Centumcellensis, attested in Civitavecchia only in the VIIIth century but maybe created at a earlier date.

 

Numerus Sermisianus, attested in Rome at the beginning of the VIIth century.

 

Numerus devotus, stationed in Rome in year 561

[Onasander]

FELICES LAETORUM in 6th century Italy

 

(Laetorum is a subject people relocated for perpetual military service.... I guess not all of the Roman Defensive Grid collapsed with the Romans.