Legio III Parthica
III Part. · Emblem: Bull · Active
Founding
AD 197 by Septimius Severus.
Fate
Defended Nisibis and the Mesopotamian border against the Sasanians.
Recorded stations and itinerary
- AD 197 – AD 400ResaenaStationed at Resaena (Syria/Mesopotamia)
Campaigns
- Severan Parthian War (AD 197) · alongside I Part., II Part., III Gall., IV Scyt., XVI Flav.