Legio II Parthica
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Legio II Parthica was a legion of the Imperial Roman army founded in AD 197 by the emperor Septimius Severus, for his campaign against the Parthian Empire, hence the cognomen Parthica. The legion was
Antonininaus of Gallienus. Reverse shows centaur and the inscription "LEG II PART VI P VI F".
Battle of Antioch (218)
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The Battle of Antioch was fought between the Roman army of the Emperor Macrinus and his rival Elagabalus, whose troops were commanded by General Gannys, probably a short distance from Antioch. Gannys'
Legio II Parthica
…stationed in Apamea (Syria), abandoned Macrinus and sided with Elagabalus; the Second supported Elagabalus' rise to purple, defeating Macrinus in the Battle of Antioch. The new emperor awarded the legion with the cognomina Pia Fidelis Felix Aeterna (forever faithful, loyal and pious). In 231, the legion fought under…
Roman aurei depicting Macrinus and his son, Diadumenian