Key facts
- Active
- 43 BC to sometime in the 4th century AD
- Country
- Roman Republic and Roman Empire
- Type
- Roman legion ( Marian )
- Role
- Infantry assault (some cavalry support)
- Size
- Varied over unit lifetime. Approx. 3,500 fighting men + support at the time of creation.
- Garrison hq
- Hispania Tarraconensis (25 BC - AD 9) Germania (9 - 17) Argentoratum (17-43) Britannia (43-269) Glevum (66-74) Isca Augusta (Caerleon) (74 - c. 208) Carpow ( c. 208- c. 235) Isca Augusta (235 - after 255)
- Nicknames
- Augusta , "Augustan" under Augustus Antonina , "Antoninian" under Caracalla or Elagabalus
- Patron
- Augustus
- Mascots
- Capricornus , in its sea-goat form the astrological sign of II Augusta's patron, Augustus
- Engagements
- Philippi (42 BC) Perugia (41 BC-40 BC) Cantabrian Wars (25 BC-19 BC) Invasion of Britain (43-66) Severus Scottish campaign (208)
- Notable commanders
- Vespasian (commander) Septimius Severus (campaign) Tiberius Claudius Paulinus
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- Roman legion
- Country
- Ancient Rome
- Location
- Caerleon
- Image
- Caerleon plaque2.JPG
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- Commons category
- Legio II Augusta
- operating area
- Roman Britain
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Encyclopedic overview
Legio II Augusta (lit. Second Legion "Augustus'") was a legion of the Imperial Roman army that was founded during the late Roman Republic. Its emblems were the Capricornus, Pegasus, and Mars. It may have taken the name "Augusta" from a victory or reorganization that occurred during the reign of Augustus.
One of the emblems used was the Capricornus
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Legio II Augusta” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.