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Legio VIII Augusta. Map of the Roman empire in AD 125, under emperor Hadrian, showing the Legio VIII Augusta, stationed on the river Rhine at Argentorate (Strasbourg, France), in Germania Superior province, from AD 75 to at least 371. Coin showing Claudius and Aquila of the V and VIII legions. Aureus struck in 193 by Septimius Severus to ...
Around 45 AD Legio VIII Augusta took part in the suppression of the Thracian uprising, [4] and founded its fortress at Novae. The site was chosen to control a river crossing and the key section of the Danube from the mouth of the Osum River (Asamus) up to the mouth of the Yantra River, near Iatrus, a choice that was justified by later successes.
Tertinius Severus, a soldier in the Legio VIII Augusta, made an offering to Jupiter Optimus Maximus and Juno Regina at the site of modern Waldorf, formerly part of Germania Superior. [46] Tertinius Similis, made an offering to the local deity at the site of modern Floisdorf, formerly part of Germania Inferior. [47]
Grand Est. Coordinates. 48°34′58″N 7°45′04″E / . 48.5827°N 7.751°E. / 48.5827; 7.751. Argentoratum or Argentorate was the ancient name of the city of Strasbourg. The name was first mentioned in 12 BC, when it was a Roman military outpost established by Nero Claudius Drusus. From 90 AD the Legio VIII Augusta was permanently ...
Caesar then placed the Seventh (Legio VII Claudia), Eighth (Legio VIII Augusta), Ninth (Legio IX Hispana), and Tenth legions (Legio X Equestris), organized in Roman fashion (triplex acies, or "triple battle order"), at the foot of a nearby hill, the top of which he occupied himself, along with the Eleventh (Legio XI Claudia) and Twelfth (Legio ...
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.
Nero, Sestertius with countermark "X" of Legio X Gemina. Obv: Laureate bust right. Rev: Nero riding horse right, holding spear, DECVRSIO in exergue; S C across fields. This is a list of Roman legions, including key facts about each legion, primarily focusing on the Principate (early Empire, 27 BC – 284 AD) legions, for which there exists substantial literary, epigraphic and archaeological ...
Legio IX Hispana ("9th Spanish Legion"), [ 1] also written as Legio VIIII Hispana, [ 2] was a legion of the Imperial Roman army that existed from the 1st century BC until at least AD 120. The legion fought in various provinces of the late Roman Republic and early Roman Empire. The nickname "Hispana" was gained when it was stationed in Hispania ...