Editing Legio II Augusta (section)

{{short description|Roman legion}}
{{hatnote|Not to be confused with the various other [[Legio II (disambiguation)|Legiones II]] of the Roman Army.}}
{{Infobox military unit
|unit_name=Second Legion ''Augusta''
|native_name=Legio II Augusta<br />Legio Secunda Augusta
|image=Roman Empire 125.png
|image_size=300px
|caption=Map of the [[Roman Empire]] in AD 125, under emperor [[Hadrian]], showing the Legio II Augusta, stationed at [[Isca Silurum]] (Caerleon, Wales), in [[Roman Britain|Britannia]] province, from AD 74 to at least 269
|dates= 43 BC to sometime in the 4th century AD
|country= [[Roman Republic]] and [[Roman Empire]]
|type= [[Roman legion]] ([[Marian reforms|Marian]])
|role= Infantry assault (some cavalry support)
|size= Varied over unit lifetime. Approx. 3,500 fighting men + support at the time of creation.
|garrison= {{plainlist|
*[[Hispania Tarraconensis]] (25 BC - AD 9)
*[[Germania]] (9 - 17)
*[[Argentoratum]] (17-43)
*[[Roman Britain|Britannia]] (43-269)
*[[Glevum]] (66-74)
*[[Isca Augusta]] (Caerleon) (74 - c. 208)
*[[Carpow]] (''c.'' 208-''c.'' 235)
*Isca Augusta (235 - after 255)}}
|ceremonial_chief=
|nickname= {{plainlist|
*''Augusta'', "Augustan" under Augustus
*''Antonina'', "Antoninian" under Caracalla or Elagabalus}}
|patron=[[Augustus]]
|motto=
|colors=
|march=
|mascot=[[Capricornus]], in its sea-goat form the astrological sign of II Augusta's patron, [[Augustus]]
|battles={{plainlist|
*[[Battle of Philippi|Philippi]] (42 BC)
*[[Battle of Perugia|Perugia]] (41 BC-40 BC)
*[[Cantabrian Wars]] (25 BC-19 BC)
*[[Roman invasion of Britain|Invasion of Britain]] (43-66)
*[[Septimius Severus|Severus]] Scottish campaign (208)}}
|notable_commanders={{plainlist|
*[[Vespasian]] (commander)
*[[Septimius Severus]] (campaign)
*[[Tiberius Claudius Paulinus]]}}
|anniversaries=
}}
'''Legio II Augusta''' ({{lit}} Second Legion "Augustus'") was a [[Roman legion|legion]] of the [[Imperial Roman army]] that was founded during the late [[Roman Republic]]. Its emblems were the [[Capricornus]],<ref>Legions and Veterans: Roman Army Papers 1971-2000
 By L. J. F. Keppie page 128</ref> [[Pegasus]],<ref>Legions and Veterans: Roman Army Papers 1971-2000
 By L. J. F. Keppie page 129</ref> and [[Mars (mythology)|Mars]]. It may have taken the name "''Augusta''" from a victory or reorganization that occurred during the reign of [[Augustus]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|title=Legio II Augusta|url=https://www.worldhistory.org/Legio_II_Augusta/|access-date=2020-08-01|website=[[World History Encyclopedia]]}}</ref>

[[File:Caerleon plaque2.JPG|thumb|One of the emblems used was the [[Capricornus]]]]