III Gallica		Update	2.11.2016
Sources
1	Real-Encyclopädie article Legio by Ritterling	p.1517-1532
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History	from 30 BC to 284 AD
Date	Action	Legionary HQ	Modern name	Province	Comment
48 BC	? raised by Caesar in Gaul as his 3rd consular legion or possibly the ex-Caesarian XV legion transferred to Pompeius in 53 and renamed after Pharsalus
40-39	Parthian war against Pacorus and Labienus
36-33	M.Antonius ' Parthian wars
31	? at Actium fighting for M.Antonius
30	absorbed into Octavian's army in Syria			Syria
58-62 AD	Corbulo's campaigns in Armenia-Cappadocia
66	vexillation under Cestius Gallus vs 1st Jewish revolt
68	moved to Moesia to combat the Sarmtian Roxolani	Oescus ?	Gigen, Hungary	Moesia Inferior
69	joined Vespasian and marched to Rome	Capua		Italia	2nd battle of Bedriacum
70	sent back to the East	Raphanaea ?	Rafniye on Euphrates	Syria
115-117	? Jewish revolt in Egypt
118	supported Elagabalus against Macrinus in civil war
132-135	2nd Jewish revolt in Judaea
162-166	Lucius Verus' Parthian wars
175	supported Avidius Cassius against M.Aurelius
193-194	Pescennius Niger's civil war against Septimius Severus
c.198	stationed in new province of Syria Phoenice	Raphanaea	Rafniye on Euphrates	Syria Phoenice	when Syria was divided
212/218	titled "Antoniniana" after Caracalla
218	supported Elagabalus against Macrinus in civil war
219	supported revolt of their legatus legionis Verus
219	legion probably disbanded by Elagabalus as punishment				damnatio memoriae
c.222	reformed after Elagabalus' murder by Severus Alexander	Danaba	Hafer ?	Syria Phoenice	titled "Severiana Alexandriana"
260	? Valerian's campaign against the Persians
268-271	a vexillation supported Victorinus in Gaul				called III Gal pia fidelis
? 272-273	Aurelian's campaign against Palmyra				or III Cyr
284	stationed at	Danaba	Hafer ?	Syria Phoenice