Legio I Isaura Sagittaria

Legio I Isaura Sagitaria was a pseudocomitatensis Roman legion, the legion was probably created by emperor Probus.[1] It is possible that in the beginning it was used to defend the Isauria region, together with the II and III Isaura.[1] The legion campaigned against the tribes of Cilicia.[1] As its name suggests, its legionaries could be used also as archers, an uncommon feature for Roman legions. According to Notitia Dignitatum, in the beginning of the 5th century the I Isaura was under the command of the Magister Militum per Orientem.

Shieldpattern of Prima Isauria Sagittaria in the early 5th century

See also
  1. "Legio I Isaura Sagittaria - Livius". www.livius.org. Retrieved 2020-08-06.


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