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Legio II Augusta - Definition and Overview

Legio II Augusta was a Roman legion.

It was originally raised by Octavian and stationed in Spain. After the destruction of Varus' legions in 9 AD, II Augusta moved to Germany, possibly in the area of Mainz. After 17 AD it was at Argentorate (modern Strasbourg).

The legion participated in the Roman invasion of Britain in 43. The future Emperor Vespasian was the legion's commander at the time and led the campaign against the Durotriges tribe. From 66 to around 74 it was stationed at Glevum (modern Gloucester), and then moved to Isca Silurum (probably modern Caerleon), building a stone fortress that the soldiers occupied until the end of the 3rd century.

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The name is now used by a group of re-creators; see [1] (http://museums.ncl.ac.uk/archive/arma/welc/groups/legiiavg.htm).

Example Usage of Augusta
ClagAudiovisual: Ángel de la Cruz recibe el Premio Augusta a Mejor Realizador en el Festival de Cine de Braga por la dirección de "Os mortos van ás présas".
seant666: @lawrencedonegan I know it's a big news story but golf fans don't care.We care about what he's going to do at Augusta in 2010, not this.
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