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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.
Augusta is located in southeastern Hancock County at (40.230946, -90.950741 Illinois Route 61 passes through the village, leaving to the west as Main Street and to the north as Center Street; Bowen is 6 miles (10 km) to the west, and Plymouth is 5 miles (8 km) to the north.
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Augusta Township is one of twenty-four townships in Hancock County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 723 and it contained 364 housing units. As of the 2020 census, its population was 723 and it contained 364 housing units.
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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 ...
Legio XVIII ("Eighteenth Legion", spelled XVIII or XIIX [1] [2]) was a legion of the Imperial Roman army. It was founded ca. 41 BC by the future emperor Augustus. The legion was, along with Legio XVII and Legio XIX, destroyed in the Battle of Teutoburg Forest (September, 9 AD). The legion's symbol and cognomen are unknown.