military unit
Third Legion
also: tertia legio
The Third Legion, whose first-rank centurion betrayed his post in the rampart, letting the Numidians into Aulus's camp.
Reading notes
- The Jugurthine War §38 Third Legion
A Roman legion in Aulus's army; its first-rank centurion betrayed his stretch of rampart, opening the camp to the Numidians.