Legio I ''Macriana liberatrix'' (Latin for "First legion ''Macriana liberatrix''"; ''Macriana'' is a reference to its founder, Macer) was a

Roman legion The Roman legion (, ) was the largest military List of military legions, unit of the Roman army, composed of Roman citizenship, Roman citizens serving as legionary, legionaries. During the Roman Republic the manipular legion comprised 4,200 i ...

levied in

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by the governor Lucius Clodius Macer in 68. The purpose of the legion was to join forces with Legio III ''Augusta'' in support of the rebellion of

Galba Galba ( ; born Servius Sulpicius Galba; 24 December 3 BC – 15 January AD 69) was Roman emperor, ruling for 7 months from 8 June AD 68 to 15 January 69. He was the first emperor in the Year of the Four Emperors and assumed the throne follow ...

(governor of Hispania Terraconensis) against Emperor

Nero Nero Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus ( ; born Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus; 15 December AD 37 – 9 June AD 68) was a Roman emperor and the final emperor of the Julio-Claudian dynasty, reigning from AD 54 until his ...

. Nero eventually committed suicide and was replaced by Galba. But the new emperor looked at Macer with mistrust, fearing another rebellion against himself. Macer was killed in 69, the

Year of the Four Emperors The Year of the Four Emperors, AD 69, was the first civil war of the Roman Empire, during which four emperors ruled in succession, Galba, Otho, Vitellius, and Vespasian. It is considered an important interval, marking the change from the ...

, and I ''Macriana liberatrix'' was disbanded. The emblem of the legion is unknown.

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* 01 Macriana Liberatrix 68 establishments Military units and formations established in the 1st century 60s establishments in the Roman Empire 60s establishments {{AncientRome-mil-stub

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