Legions and Veterans: Roman Army Papers 1971-2000 - L. J. F. Keppie. ISCA/CAERLEON (UK) LEG II AVG (reenactment) The Second Legion Augusta LEG II AVG The Second Augustan Legion. The Legion was named after the emperor Augustus. The Capricorn, his birthsign, was one of their symbols. Left: the standard of the legion.
Many roof tiles were stamped with the mark of the legion. Four Legions took part in the invasion of Britain in AD43. They were: IInd Augusta IXth Hispana XIVth Gemina XXth Valeria Victrix This would have been approximately 24 000 men. The IInd Augusta were first based in the South West of England, where they attacked hill forts. They were then sent to Wales to deal with the powerful Silures, this tribe used the difficult terrain to their advantage. In AD 75 the first barracks were built at Caerleon (also named Isca).
LEGIO SECUNDAE AUGUSTA. The Second Augustan Legion Building Plaque of Legio II AugustaFrom the Carvoran Fort in Cumbria Uncertain early History 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 36-35bce and are commemorated on the Augustan arch there. At the Battle of Mutina on 14th March 43bce, Marcus Antonius' two legions (II and XXXV) were caught in a pincer movement between the consular armies of Gaius Vibius Pansa who was encamped at Forum Gallorum, and Aulus Hirtius, whose two legions (IV and VII) fell upon their rear. Reconstituted Under Augustus In 27bce the senate granted Octavian unprecedented civil and military powers, and bestowed on him the title Augustus.
Movements in Britain Vitellius in ad69 demoted all of II Augusta's centurions, for their open preference of Vespasian (Tacitus, Histories, III:44). Legionary Standards. Legio II Augusta. Legio II Augusta. In Republican Service[edit] II Augusta was originally raised by Octavian and consul Gaius Vibius Pansa Caetronianus in 43 BC, to fight against Mark Antony; II Augusta fought in the battle of Philippi and in the battle of Perugia. In Imperial Service[edit] At the beginning of Augustus rule, in 25 BC, this legion was relocated in Hispania, to fight in the Cantabrian Wars, which definitively established Roman power in Hispania, and later camped in Hispania Tarraconensis.
With the annihilation of Legio XVII, XVIII and XIX in the Battle of the Teutoburg Forest (AD 9), II Augusta moved to Germania, possibly in the area of Mainz. After 17, it was at Argentoratum (modern Strasbourg). Invasion of Britannia[edit] The legion participated in the Roman conquest of Britain in 43. 2nd and 3rd centuries[edit] In 122, II Augusta helped to build Hadrian's Wall. In 142, II Augusta helped to build the Antonine Wall and are recorded on The Bridgeness Slab. Attested members[edit] In Popular Culture[edit]
Conquête romaine de la Grande-Bretagne. Un article de Wikipédia, l'encyclopédie libre. Contexte historique[modifier | modifier le code] Prélude de la conquête[modifier | modifier le code] L'empereur Caligula souhaitait lancer une invasion dès 40 après J. -C. mais cette dernière n'eut donné aucun résultat[6], alors qu'elle avait pour but d'aider Verica à prendre le trône des Atrébates[7]. Forces sur le terrain[modifier | modifier le code] Le sénateur Aulus Plautius obtint le commandement suprême de quatre légions et environ 20 000 auxiliaires : Les phases de la conquête[modifier | modifier le code] Années 43 à 46[modifier | modifier le code] Années 47 à 53[modifier | modifier le code] Dans les quatre années suivant l'invasion, les Romains avaient également balayé le nord de l'archipel, arrivant plus ou moins jusqu'à la ligne de l'estuaire Humber.
Années 54 à 70[modifier | modifier le code] La Bretagne en 68 lors de la mort de l'empereur Néron. Années 70 à 83[modifier | modifier le code] Conséquences[modifier | modifier le code]