Legacy
The Legion's long sojourn in Judea left a lasting trace in the country's geography and culture, long past the end of the Legion itself and the Roman Empire in general, and up to the present. Being posted to guard the strategic pass at Meggido during the Bar Kokhba revolt, the place where it had its camp remained known throughout the centuries by the name "Lajun" (derived from "Legion"). In Ottoman times a Khan erected in that location was known as "Khan al-Lajun", and a Palestinian village of that name existed there until the Palestinian-Israeli war of 1947-49, when it was depopulated. Kibbutz Megiddo was established near this strategic location in 1949. Former inhabitants of Lajun Village still conduct a kind of annual pilgrimage to its ruins and preserve the name for later generations born after the village was destroyed - though few remember the name's Roman origin.
A popular Russian song called "Eagle of the 6th Legion" is dedicated to the 6th Legion.
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