Legio II Adiutrix

Legio II Adiutrix

Legio II "Adiutrix Pia Fidelis" ("supporter", "faithful and loyal"), was a Roman legion levied by emperor Vespasian in 70, from Roman navy marines of the "classis Ravennatis". There are still records of II "Adiutrix" in the Rhine border in the beginning of the 4th century. The legion's symbols were a Capricorn and Pegasus.

The first assignment of II "Adiutrix" was in Germania Inferior, where the Batavian rebellion was at its peak. After the defeat of the rebels, II "Adiutrix" followed general Quintus Petillius Cerialis to Britain to deal with another rebellion led by Venutius. During the next years, the legion was to stay in the British Islands to subdue the rebel tribes of Scotland and Wales, with base camp probably at Chester.

In 87, the legion was recalled to the continent to participate in the Dacian wars of emperor Domitian. Between 94 and 95, still in Dacia, later emperor Hadrian served as military tribune in the II "Adiutrix".

After Trajan's Dacian wars of 101-106, the legion was located in Aquincum (modern Budapest), which would be its base camp for the years to come. Despite this, the legion or subunits of it took part in:
* Lucius Verus's campaign against the Parthian Empire (162-166)
* Marcus Aurelius' campaign against the Marcomanni and the Quadi (171-173)
* Marcus Aurelius campaign against the Quadi (179-180). The Legion was commanded by Marcus Valerius Maximianus in Laugaricio.
* Caracalla's campaign against the Alemanni (213)
* Gordian's campaign against the Sassanid Empire (238)

In 193, II "Adiutrix" supported emperor Septimius Severus during his struggle for the purple.

ee also

*List of Roman legions
*Roman legion

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* [http://www.livius.org/le-lh/legio/ii_adiutrix.html livius.org account of Legio II Adiutrix]
* [http://www.gladiator.at/index2en.html Familia Gladiatoria - Hungary] , Hungarian reenactment group


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