Legio IV Scythica
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Legio IV Scythica, also written as Legio IIII Scythica, was a legion of the Imperial Roman army founded in c. 42 BC by the Roman general Mark Antony, for his campaign against the Parthian Empire, henc
Coin issued by Philip the Arab for his wife Marcia Otacilia Severa. On the reverse in the exergue, a capricorn, in reference to IIII Scythica, beneath a tetrastyle temple; mint of Zeugma, Roman Syria, a legionary camp. BMC 34.
Pontic Olbia
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Pontic Olbia or simply Olbia is an archaeological site of an ancient Greek city on the shore of the Southern Bug estuary in Ukraine, near the village of Parutyne. The archaeological site is protected
Legio IV Scythica
…the Parthians. The name Scythica implies that it fought the Scythians. The Scythians were a group of nomadic tribes located near a Roman city named Olbia. The Scythians also occasionally tried to cross the Danube. This makes it very likely the Legion defeated one of the Scythian tribes in a battle. After…
The ruins of Olbia
Two coins from Olbia (3rd-1st century BC) depicting the bearded head of the river-god Borysthenes