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Legio secunda Augusta ("Augustus' Second Legion") was a legion of the Imperial Roman army, originally founded during the late Roman republic and still operational in Britannia in the 4th century. Its emblems were the Capricornus,〔Legions and Veterans: Roman Army Papers 1971-2000 By L. J. F. Keppie page 128〕 Pegasus〔Legions and Veterans: Roman Army Papers 1971-2000 By L. J. F. Keppie page 129〕 and Mars. ==In Republican Service== The Legio II Sabina was a Roman military unit of the late Republican era, which may have been formed by Julius Caesar in the year of the consulate of 48 BC and coincide, in this case, with the Legio II . Enlisted to fight against Pompey, they took part in the subsequent battle of Munda of 45 BC. Or it could be the Legio II, formed by the consul, Gaio Vibio Pansa in 43 BC and recruited in Sabina, hence its nickname. It might have participated in the subsequent battle of Philippi of 42 BC on the side of the triumvirate, Octavian and Marc Antony. After the defeat of the Republicans, Legio II swore allegiance to Octavian and with the same remained until the battle of Actium of 31 BC, after which it seems to have been dissolved in the years between 30 and 14 BC (sent on leave were between 105,000 and 120,000 veterans and some of its soldiers may have been integrated into the new Legio II Augusta.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Legio II Augusta」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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