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Legio I Italica (Latin for "First legion Italica"; the cognomen "Italica" is a reference to the Italian origin of its first recruits) was a Roman legion levied by emperor Nero on September 22, 66 (the date is attested by an inscription). There are still records of the I Italica in the Danube border in the beginning of the 5th century. The emblem of the legion was a boar.
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