Legio VI Ferrata

Legio VI Ferrata
Map of the Roman empire in AD 125, under emperor Hadrian, showing the Legio VI Ferrata stationed at Raphana (Abila, Jordan), in Syria province, from ca. AD 106 until ca. 138
Active	65 BC to at least 244 AD
Country	Roman Republic and Roman Empire
Type	Roman legion (Marian)
Role	Infantry assault
Mascot(s)	Bull
Commanders
Notable commanders	Julius Caesar Mark Antony Gnaeus Domitius Corbulo

Legio VI Ferrata ("Sixth Ironclad Legion") was a legion of the Imperial Roman army. In 30 BC it became part of the emperor Augustus's standing army. It continued in existence into the 4th century. A Legio VI fought in the Roman Republican civil wars of the 40s and 30s BC. Sent to garrison the province of Judaea, it remained there for the next two centuries.

The Legion was also known as Fidelis Constans, meaning "loyal and steadfast". It is unclear when this title was given, but several sources^[who?] indicate that it may have been in the 1st century AD. The symbol for Legio VI Ferrata was the bull. It also carried the symbolic she-wolf with Romulus and Remus.^{[citation needed]}