Legio XVI Flavia Firma
XVI Flav. · Emblem: Lion · Active
Founding
AD 70 by Vespasian (reconstructed from XVI Gallica).
Fate
Guarded the Euphrates crossings, lasting as an Eastern border patrol unit into the 4th century.
Recorded stations and itinerary
- AD 70 – AD 117SatalaStationed at Satala (Cappadocia)
- AD 117 – AD 300SamosataMoved to Samosata (Syria)
Campaigns
- Trajan’s Parthian War (AD 115) · alongside III Cyre., III Gall., IV Scyt., XII Fulm., XV Apol.
- Severan Parthian War (AD 197) · alongside I Part., II Part., III Part., III Gall., IV Scyt.