Use this epigraphic utility to apply a stated parsing, transcription, measurement, dating, classification, or documentation rule consistently while preparing inscriptions for scholarly review.

Text

Military inscription or diploma text.

Extracts legion numbers from LEG designations written with Roman numerals or digits. The tool evaluates the supplied inputs together and returns the named outputs below; it does not infer omitted operating conditions or change the units shown.^[1]

Legion number

First legion number found, zero when none.

Designation

First matched designation substring, empty when none.

Total legions

Count of legion designations in the text.

• Military ranks, units, service terms, and numerals changed across periods and provinces. Abbreviations and homonyms require context, and a detected token should not be treated as a complete career reconstruction.
• Use finite inputs in the displayed units and preserve more precision than the final presentation requires. Independently verify safety-critical, financial, compliance, or production decisions.

Retain the photograph, squeeze or scan, diplomatic transcription, provenance, dimensions, uncertainty marks, and corpus identifiers with the result. Confirm ambiguous cases against the relevant corpus, Leiden conventions, parallel inscriptions, and specialist judgment.

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