Legio XVI Gallica ("Gallic Sixteenth Legion") was a legion of the Imperial Roman army.^[1] The legion was recruited by Julius Caesar's adopted son, Octavian in 41/40 BC. It was disbanded after surrendering during the Batavian rebellion (AD 70);^[2] Emperor Vespasian created a new legion, the XVI Flavia Firma.

Attested members

Name	Rank	Time frame	Province	Source
Quintus Trebellius Catulus	legatus legionis	between 39 and 54	Germania	CIL VI, 31771
Lucius Cornelius Pusio Annius Messalla	legatus legionis	before 69	Germania	CIL VI, 31706
Numisius Rufus	legatus legionis	69-70	Germania	Tacitus, Histories IV.22, 59, 70, 77
Publius Quinctius	tribunus angusticlavius	during the Triumvirate?	?	CIL VI, 3533
Claudius Sanctus	tribunus angusticlavius	69	Germania	Tacitus, Histories, IV.62
Marcus Helvius Geminus	tribunus laticlavius	between 38 and 54	Germania	CIL III, 6074

External links

^ Stephen Dando-Collins (3 September 2013). Legions of Rome. Quercus. pp. 136–. ISBN 978-1-62365-201-2.
^ Matthew Bunson (1 January 2009). Encyclopedia of the Roman Empire. Infobase Publishing. pp. 313–. ISBN 978-1-4381-1027-1.

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