Legio II Gallica
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Roman
Legio II Gallica established in Arausio (modern Orange
) can be possibly equated with later Legio II Augusta
.
Roman legion
A Roman legion normally indicates the basic ancient Roman army unit recruited specifically from Roman citizens. The organization of legions varied greatly over time but they were typically composed of perhaps 5,000 soldiers, divided into maniples and later into "cohorts"...
Legio II Gallica established in Arausio (modern Orange
Orange, Vaucluse
Orange is a commune in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.It has a primarily agricultural economy...
) can be possibly equated with later Legio II Augusta
Legio II Augusta
Legio secunda Augusta , was a Roman legion, levied by Gaius Vibius Pansa Caetronianus in 43 BC, and still operative in Britannia in the 4th century...
.
Literature
- Lawrence Keppie: Legions and Veterans: Roman Army Papers 1971-2000, Franz Steiner Verlag, 2000, ISBN 3515077448; chapter The Origins and Early History of the Second Augustan Legion, pages 123 - 128 (in Google Books). The chapter discusses predecessors of the II Augusta legion and an inscription on the Triumphal Arch of OrangeTriumphal Arch of OrangeThe Triumphal Arch of Orange is a triumphal arch located in the town of Orange, southeast France. There is debate about when the arch was built, but current research that accepts the inscription as evidence favours a date during the reign of Augustus . It was built on the former via Agrippa to...
which mentions II Gallica.