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Legio tertia Italica -LRB- `` Italian Third Legion '' -RRB- was a legion of the Imperial Roman army founded in AD 165 by the emperor Marcus Aurelius -LRB- r. 161-80 -RRB- , for his campaign against the Marcomanni tribe .. legion. Roman legion. Imperial Roman army. Imperial Roman army. Marcus Aurelius. Marcus Aurelius. Marcomanni. Marcomanni. The cognomen Italica suggests that the legion 's original recruits were mainly drawn from Italy .. legion. Roman legion. The legion was still active in Raetia and other provinces in the early 5th century -LRB- Notitia Dignitatum , dated ca. 420 AD for Western Roman Empire entries -RRB- .. legion. Roman legion. Notitia Dignitatum. Notitia Dignitatum. Western Roman Empire. Western Roman Empire. Raetia. Raetia. provinces. Roman provinces. Together with legions II Italica and I Adiutrix , III Italica legion was in the Danube provinces from its beginning , fighting the Marcomanni invasion of the Raetia and Noricum provinces .. legion. Roman legion. Marcomanni. Marcomanni. fighting the Marcomanni invasion. Marcomannic Wars. Raetia. Raetia. Noricum. Noricum. provinces. Roman provinces. In 171 they built the camp Castra Regina , present Regensburg , designed as strongly defensive position .. Regensburg. Regensburg. In the civil war of 193 , this legion supported Septimius Severus and helped him defeat his opponents  : first Didius Julianus , then Pescennius Niger and Clodius Albinus .. legion. Roman legion. Septimius Severus. Septimius Severus. Didius Julianus. Didius Julianus. Pescennius Niger. Pescennius Niger. Clodius Albinus. Clodius Albinus. Their loyalty was extended to Severus ' successor , emperor Caracalla , for whom they fought in 213 a campaign against the Alamanni .. Caracalla. Caracalla. Alamanni. Alamanni