Legio II Augusta
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Legio II Augusta was a legion of the Imperial Roman army that was founded during the late Roman Republic. Its emblems were the Capricornus, Pegasus, and Mars. It may have taken the name "Augusta" from
One of the emblems used was the Capricornus
Funerary stele of Caius Largennius a soldier from Lucca, Etruria found in Strasbourg (Musée archéologique de Strasbourg)
Isca Augusta
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Isca, variously specified as Isca Augusta or Isca Silurum, was the site of a Roman legionary fortress and settlement or vicus, the remains of which lie beneath parts of the present-day suburban town o
Legio II Augusta
…Augusta Legio II Augusta Legio Secunda Augusta Map of the Roman Empire in AD 125, under emperor Hadrian, showing the Legio II Augusta, stationed at Isca Silurum (Caerleon, Wales), in Britannia province, from AD 74 to at least 269 Active 43 BC to sometime in the 4th century AD Country Roman Republic and Roman…
Caerleon amphitheatre
A partially intact Roman tower at Caerleon, drawn in 1783
360° panoramic view of the amphitheatre
Bath house