Guest tarkhanoites Posted June 29, 2006 Report Share Posted June 29, 2006 (edited) Hello I am working in petroleum company in Mesopotamia( in Diyarbakır city,Turkey) Legio V Parthica,one of the legions of the later Roman empire. Its name is deliberate archaism, when it was created , the Parthian empire,which had once threatened Rome's eastern frontier ,had already been replaced by the Sassanid empire. This legion was created by the emperor Diocletian(284-305),who reorganized the eastern frontier of the Roman empire.In 359,the Fifth Parthian legion was stationed at Amida(Modern Diyarbakir),the site of an important bridge across the Tigris, along the ancient road from Central Anatolia to Assyria. It was unable to defend the town against a full-scale Persian attack,and was probable not reconstituted after its defeat ,because it is not mentioned in the catalogue of late-fourth century military units that is included in the Notitia Dignitatum. .................................................................................. THE PAST NEVER DIES. IT IS EVEN MORE TRULY WITHIN US...-Gustave Le Bon ( ....... WAR IS PEACE FREEDOM IS SLAVERY....-George Orwell Edited June 29, 2006 by tarkhanoites Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Primus Pilus Posted June 29, 2006 Report Share Posted June 29, 2006 Hello to you, May I ask why you simply copied the text from Jona Lendering's site? http://www.livius.org/le-lh/legio/v_parthica.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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