Legio III Gallica
| Third Legion Gallica | |
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| Legio III Gallica Legio Tertia Gallica | |
| Active | 49 or 48 BCE until the 4th century |
| Country | Roman Republic (closing years) and Roman Empire |
| Type | Roman legion |
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Legio III Gallica (lit. Third Legion "Gallic") was a legion of the Imperial Roman army. The cognomen Gallica suggests that its earliest recruits came from veterans of the Gallic legions of Julius Caesar, a supposition supported by its emblem, a bull, a symbol associated with Caesar. The legion was based for most of its existence at Raphanea, Roman Syria, and was still active in Egypt in the early 4th century.