05-09-2005, 11:34 AM
I've come across contradictory versions of the Second Augustan Legion's role in the Year of the Four Emperors. One (I can't remember where it was) stated that II Aug declared for Vespasian, as a result of which all its centurions were replaced by Vitellian loyalists. However, this website:
http://www.livius.org/le-lh/legio/legions.htm
reckons that II Aug supported Vitellius. The former would seem to make more sense given Vespasian's links to the legion, but this website has more evidence to back up its claims. Any ideas?
http://www.livius.org/le-lh/legio/legions.htm
reckons that II Aug supported Vitellius. The former would seem to make more sense given Vespasian's links to the legion, but this website has more evidence to back up its claims. Any ideas?
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"The greatest military machine in the history of the universe..."
"What is - the Daleks?"
"No... the Romans!" - Doctor Who: The Pandorica Opens
