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220 from three main sources: from Pannonia (veterans of the Dacian Wars); from the garrisons and regular legions of Egypt; from the legions ordinarily stationed in Palestine and Syria. Though undoubtedly our information on the forces of Trajan is still far from complete, we know that four of the eastern legions were used, with at least part of a fifth. These were the IV Scythica and the VI Ferrata from Syria, the X Fretensis and at least a part of the III Cyrenaica from Judea, and the XVI Flavia Firma from Commagene. Other legions which may possibly have served are the I Adiutrix, II Traiana Fortis, VII Claudia, XI Claudia, XV Apollinaris, and XXX Ulpia.

Numerous auxiliaries were sent from Egypt under