(193–235), or even later, and was destroyed during the Empire's Third Century Crisis, possibly at the Battle of Abrittus (251), where an entire Roman army was annihilated. The epithet "Hispana" probably indicates that the legion's initial recruits were Spaniards. The main difficulty with this theory is that Dio Cassius does not include a "VI Hispana" in his list of legions existing at his time of writing (210-235). If VI Hispana was founded after Dio completed his history (or after he died) the omission would be explained. In this case, VI Hispana may have been raised during the reigns of Alexander Severus (r. 222-35), Maximinus I (r. 235-8) or even Philip himself. The lack of other evidence is not necessarily fatal to its plausibility, as the 3rd century saw a huge diminution in the frequency of inscriptions compared to the two preceding centuries. Furthermore, if the legion was founded around in the period 230-44 and destroyed in 251, its existence lasted only a decade or two, explaining the lack of more evidence. Conclusion The existence of a legion called "VI Hispana" remains doubtful. Seyrig's thesis appears unsustainable due to lack of sufficient evidence. A third century VI Hispana, however, is a possibility, though dependent on a single record (and its dating). See also List of Roman legions Citations References Ancient Suetonius Twelve Caesars (c. AD 100) Dio Cassius Roman history (213–235) Modern Corpus Inscriptionum Latinarum (CIL) Annee Epigraphique (AE) Seyrig, Henri (1923): "Legio VI Hispana", Bulletin de Correspondance Hellenique (Volume 47) pp. 488–97 Sources https://www.livius.org/le-lh/legio/vi_hispana.html 06 Hispana