![]() ![]() The eagle would be discovered during Trajan’s (r. ![]() It was at Thapsus that the V Alaudae legionaries earned the emblem they would carry on their shields, the elephant.ĭuring the subsequent skirmish, the V Alaudae fought bravely but lost their eagle and was forced to withdraw. As a result of the war, Cato the Younger (95-46 BCE), Caesar’s nemesis, committed suicide. Although some claim suicide after the lost battle, Scipio drowned returning to Spain while King Juba was banished by his own people. In the end, Scipio’s army panicked and was destroyed. The battle was largely waged between Caesar and Quintus Scipio, leader of the Optimate forces, Ceasar's Republican enemies, in one of the last encounters of the Civil War. In April of 46 BCE, at the Battle of Thapsus, Caesar and his legions - among them were II, V, VIII, IX, and X - fought against the 60 elephants of King Juba I of Numidia (r. Whether it was formed in 48 BCE or 52 BCE, in the heat of the Civil War, the legion funded from Caesar's private purse was sent to North Africa to participate in Caesar’s African campaign. It is likely that the Fifth and Alauda legion eventually merged and became the Legio V Alaudae. The word Alauda means "lark" and references the crest of the bird’s feathers. Legion of gaius julius caesar full#Later he made every Alauda legionary a full citizen" (11). His eventual success in keeping his governorship "encouraged Caesar to expand his regular army with legions raised at his own expense - one even recruited in Transalpine Gaul and called by the Gallic word "Alauda" which he trained and equipped in Roman style. 130/140 CE) wrote of Caesar’s desire to retain his position as a military commander and governor of Transalpine Gaul. In his Twelve Caesars, historian Suetonius (c. It was one of the twelve legions he used during his conquest of Gaul. However, historian Nigel Pollard in his The Complete Roman Legions writes that the V Alaudae (referred to as V) was formed in 52 BCE along with VI for use in Caesar’s Gallic Wars. V Alaudae was the only Caesarian legion that did not have the bull as its emblem. ![]()
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