Legio IV Scythica
Legio IV Scythica ("Scythian Fourth Legion"), also written as Legio IIII Scythica, was a legion of the Imperial Roman army founded in c. 42 BCE by the Roman general Mark Antony, for his campaign against the Parthian Empire, hence its other cognomen, Parthica. The legion was still active in the Roman province of Syria in the early 5th century.
| Fourth Legion Scythica | |
|---|---|
| Legio IV Scythica Legio IIII Scythica Legio Quarta Scythica | |
Map of the Roman Empire under the reign of Hadrian (125 CE), showing the Fourth Legion Scythica, stationed on the river Euphrates at Zeugma (near modern Gaziantep, Turkey), in the Roman province of Syria, from 68 CE until possibly the 4th century. | |
| Active | c. 42 BCE until 219 CE (confirmed) |
| Country | Roman Republic (closing years) and Roman Empire |
| Type | Roman legion |
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