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Some of the Roman legions were extremely long lived (Ship of Theseus and all - the military tend to nurture their histories)[1]. The X Fretensis, for example ex
by sorokod 3y ago
Some of the Roman legions were extremely long lived (Ship of Theseus and all - the military tend to nurture their histories)[1]. The X Fretensis, for example existed for more then 400 years [2].
[1]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Roman_legions https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Roman_legions
[2]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legio_X_Fretensis https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legio_X_Fretensis
- shaftoe444 3y agoJust as a fun comparison the oldest still existing regiment in the British Army is the Coldstream Guards, formed 1650. So not far off 400 years.
- hnbear 3y agoWikipedia says it’s the Royal Artillery Company from 1537. The Yeoman of the Guard is older, but not a full regiment. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honourable_Artillery_Company https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honourable_Artillery_Company Also, interesting or amusingly, the Coldstream Guards are the oldest regular army regiment, but originally it was raised by the roundheads in the civil war and fought the monarchy. Now it’s in the household division and used for royal protection.
- ttepasse 3y agoA touch more amusingly: In the order of precedence of the Foot Guards of the Household Division the Coldstream Guards are second after the Grenadier Guards. The latter's predecessor was founded in 1656 for the then still exiled Charles II. The Coldstream Guards motto is Nulli Secundus - Second to None.
- o11c 3y agoThe thing that irritates me most is the Roman legions are numbered, but not unique even when active for the same time periods.