legioni
Legioni is the Italian plural form of legione, a term used to denote a large military unit in ancient Rome, and more broadly to refer to similarly organized formations in other contexts. In Latin, the corresponding singular is legio and the plural legiones. The word lineage traces back to Rome’s military institutions, while in Italian today it may describe both historical legions and modern organizational groupings that use the same naming convention.
In antiquity, a Roman legion was a principal unit of the legiones, typically comprising about 4,800 to
Historically notable legions include Legio X Equestris, led by Julius Caesar, and Legio IX Hispana, known from
In modern Italy, the term legione (plural legioni) persists in some institutions to denote regional commands