Editing Legio II Augusta (section)

==In popular culture==
*In his fantasy novel ''[[Pendragon Cycle#Grail|Grail]]'', the author [[Stephen R. Lawhead]] states that the legion was ensnared by the black magic of the witch [[Morgan le Fay]], doomed to perpetually wander the mists of [[Lyonesse]].
*[[Lindsey Davis]]' character [[Marcus Didius Falco]] and his best friend [[Lucius Petronius Longus]] both served in the legion during [[Boadicea's Revolt]] in AD 60/61, while they were teenagers (probably 19–20 years old). Marcus and Lucius only refer to their service in asides, due to the bad memories of the Revolt and the boredom in a cold, unfriendly country. The scenes of carnage and destruction in [[Londinium]] left a deep impression on both of them, with neither keen to return to [[Roman Britain|Britannia]].  Their internal references also hint that their disgraced prefect, Postumius, did not commit suicide, but instead was executed by the legionaries for his refusal to march to Governor Suetonius's aid during the Revolt, but the legionaries swore an oath never to speak of this to outsiders.  Novels that most directly refer to their service in Britain are ''[[The Silver Pigs]]'', ''[[The Iron Hand of Mars]]'', ''[[A Body in the Bath House]]'' and ''[[The Jupiter Myth]]''.
*It is also the Legion in which ''[[Optio]]'' '''Quintus Licinius Cato''' and Centurion '''Lucius Cornelius Macro''' serve during the first five books of the [[Eagles of the Empire]] series by [[Simon Scarrow]]. The books also cover [[Vespasian]]'s career as commander of the legion and the invasion of Britain.
*The story of the legion's role in [[Boadicea's Revolt]] and the subsequent suicide of its acting commander features in ''Imperial Governor'', [[George Shipway]]'s 1968 novel about [[Gaius Suetonius Paulinus]].
*The II Legion features in [[Adrian Goldsworthy]]'s novel series, beginning with ''Vindolanda'', about a fictitious centurion of the legion.