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2 unusual facts about Legio I Adiutrix


Imperial helmet

Like several other helmets, the original was found in the River Rhine at Mainz, including one with the inscription of a soldier named L. Lucretius Celeris of Legio I Adiutrix (a legion which was stationed at Mainz from 71 to 86 AD, dating the helmet to this period).

Legio I Adiutrix

used along with the winged horse Pegasus, on the helmets the symbol used by I Adiutrix legionaries was a dolphin.



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