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, [1] Pegasus, [2] and Mars. It may have taken the name "Augusta" from a victory or reorganization that occurred during the reign of Augustus. [3]

Mar 19, 2013 · Legio II Augusta was a legion of the Roman army that, throughout its centuries-long history, had fought in the Cantabrian Wars of 29-19 BCE, Germanicus' German campaigns in 9 CE, the invasion of Britain in 43 CE, and Septimus Severus' Scottish campaigns in 208-211 CE.

Legio II Adiutrix ("Second Legion, the Rescuer") was a legion of the Imperial Roman army founded in AD 70 by the emperor Vespasian (r. 69–79), originally composed of Roman navy marines of the classis Ravennatis.

Legio II Augusta: one of the Roman legions. Its name means "the legion of Augustus", but contains a pun on "august legion". This legion may have been recruited by consul Gaius Vibius Pansa and Octavian (the later emperor Augustus) in 43 BCE and was called Sabina ("from the Sabine country").

Apr 2, 2025 · Learn about the history and military campaigns of Legio II Augusta, one of the three Imperial legions created by Augustus to reform Rome's standing army.

Legio II Augusta may be identified with the II Sabina reported on an inscription of a Civil War veteran at Venafrum (Venafro). It may also be identifiable with the II Gallica, the veterans of which received land at Arausio (Orange) in 36-35 bce and are commemorated on …

Enlisted to fight against Pompey, they took part in the subsequent battle of Munda of 45 BC.Alternatively it could be the Legio II, formed by the consul, Gaio Vibio Pansa in 43 BC and recruited in Sabina, hence its nickname.[3]

Legio II Augusta was one of the four legions deployed by Claudius during his invasion of Britannia in 43 AD. Under the command of Vespasian, the legion fought against the Durotriges and Dumnonii tribes, marching across southern Britain and engaging in numerous battles.

Legio II Parthica ("Parthian-conquering Second Legion") was a legion of the Imperial Roman army founded in AD 197 by the emperor Septimius Severus (r. 193–211), for his campaign against the Parthian Empire, hence the cognomen Parthica. The …

Legio secunda Augusta (Second Augustan Legion), was a Roman legion, levied by Gaius Vibius Pansa Caetronianus in 43 BC, and still operative in Britannia in the 4th century.