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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 celebrate VIII Augusta, one of the legions supporting his fight for purple.
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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 ...
Unit Type/notes Legio I Adiutrix: Legion: Legio II Adiutrix: Legion: Legio VII Claudia: Legion: Legio XI Claudia: Legion: Legio IV Flavia Felix: Legion: Legio X Gemina
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.
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Brick bearing the stamp of the Legio VIII Augusta, found in Rue du Dôme (Musée historique de Strasbourg) From 90 AD the Legio VIII Augusta permanently stationed in Argentoratum. [ 2 ] The Roman camp of Argentoratum then included a cavalry section and covered an area of approximately 20 hectares (49 acres), from approximately 6 hectares (15 ...
Eventually, all nine suspects involved in the kidnapping traveled together in two separate cars to a wooded area in Miller, Mo., according to local KOLR 10, where Hunter Jr. forced the two victims ...