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2 prefects and their legionary units are listed as being under the command of the Duke of Phoenecia: Praefectus legionis primae Illyricorum Praefectus legionis tertiae Gallicae along with 24 other units or detachments of units: Equites Mauri Illyriciani Equites scutarii Illyriciani Equites promoti indigenae (split over 3 separate locations) Equites Dalmatae Illyriciani Equites sagittarii indigenae (split over 4 separate locations) Equites Saraceni indigenae Equites Saraceni Ala prima Damascena Ala noun Diocletiana Ala prima Francorum Ala prima Alamannorum Ala prima Saxonum Ala prima Foenicum Ala secunda Salutis Cohors tetria Herculia Cohors quinta pacta Alamannorum Cohors prima Iulia lectorum Cohors secunda Aegyptiorum Cohors prima Orientalis

The men under the Praefectus legionis tertiae Gallicae are the old Legio III Gallica, which had been stationed in Phoenica since the second century AD. Its base according to the Notitia was Danaba (near Damascus in Syria).

In contrast Legio I Illyricorum seems to have been founded by Aurelian after his reconquest of Palmyra in 273 AD, in order to garrison the area with Illyrian soldiers with no local ties. The legion was still based there when the Notitia was written.

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