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Limes shown for AD 125, the ending year of your range. Click a line for its historical phase. Routes and transition dates are approximate.

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Selected walls, river frontiers and desert fort corridors. Lines connect approximate known sites; gaps reflect incomplete coverage, not open borders. Annual views reuse documented phases; temporary conquests, every fort and changes of political allegiance are not reconstructed.

Limes Germaniae Inferioris · 16 BC — AD 400
Rhine military frontier. The Augustan forward campaigns are not represented as a permanent Elbe frontier.
UNESCO · Lower German Limes · Wikipedia · Limes Germanicus
Limes Taunus–Wetterau · AD 83 — AD 159
Taunus–Wetterau frontier developed after Domitian’s campaigns around AD 83; individual installations differ in date.
Wikipedia · Limes Germanicus · Wikipedia · Neckar-Odenwald-Limes
Limes Neckar–Odenwald · AD 110 — AD 159
Older Neckar–Odenwald fort chain, established approximately AD 98–110. The display uses AD 110; replacement around AD 159–165 uses AD 160.
Wikipedia · Neckar-Odenwald-Limes · Wikipedia · Upper Germanic-Rhaetian Limes
Limes Raetiae · AD 122 — AD 159
Raetian frontier advanced north of the Danube under Hadrian or Antoninus Pius. AD 122 is an approximate display start; construction phases varied locally.
Wikipedia · Limes Germanicus · Wikipedia · Upper Germanic-Rhaetian Limes
Limes Danuvii · occidentalis · AD 50 — AD 400
Danube military frontier, developed during the first century. AD 50 is a display convention, not a single foundation date. Forts and bridgeheads changed over time.
UNESCO · Danube Limes
Limes Moesiae · AD 50 — AD 400
Danube military frontier, developed during the first century. AD 50 is a display convention, not a single foundation date. Forts and bridgeheads changed over time.
Wikipedia · Moesian Limes · UNESCO · Danube Limes
Hadrian’s Wall · construction · AD 122 — AD 127
Construction began in AD 122 and continued for several years. This line shows the planned wall corridor.
English Heritage · Hadrian’s Wall history
Limes Daciae · AD 106 — AD 271
Dacian frontier established after the conquest in AD 106. Aurelian’s withdrawal is dated around AD 270–275; the display uses AD 271 as the final year.
UNESCO · Dacia
Limes Euphratis · AD 118 — AD 197
Euphrates military corridor; the eastern frontier also depended on client kingdoms. Trajan’s temporary conquests are not reconstructed as a settled limes.
Wikipedia · Roman limes · Wikipedia · Roman Mesopotamia
Limes Arabicus · AD 106 — AD 400
Arabian desert fort and road network after annexation in AD 106; strengthened under the Severans and Diocletian. This was a frontier zone.
Wikipedia · Limes Arabicus
Limes Africae · Numidia · AD 125 — AD 400
Selected Numidian and African defence corridors; the Fossatum’s construction dates are debated, often associated with Hadrian. AD 125 is conventional.
Wikipedia · Fossatum Africae · Wikipedia · Roman limes
Limes Mauretaniae · Caesariensis · AD 100 — AD 400
Selected Mauretanian fort corridor, developed progressively after annexation in AD 40–44. AD 100 is conventional; the frontier was a permeable zone.
Wikipedia · Limes Mauretaniae
Limes Tripolitanus · Thiges · AD 75 — AD 196
Early Tripolitanian frontier represented by the Thiges sector, where a fort was established in AD 75. The later southern fort chain did not yet exist.
Wikipedia · Limes Tripolitanus
Limes Aegypti · Hiera Sykaminos · 20 BC — AD 297
Southern Nile frontier near Hiera Sykaminos after the Augustan settlement around 21/20 BC. A short line marks the river crossing, not a wall across Egypt.
Wikipedia · Temple of Maharraqa · Wikipedia · Peace treaty (Rome and Kush) · Wikipedia · Roman Egypt

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Station records: 51; legions: 30; period: AD 75 — AD 125.

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Moguntiacum · AD 70 — AD 86Stationed at Moguntiacum (Germania Superior)
Brigetio · AD 86 — AD 450Moved to Brigetio (Pannonia)
Novae · AD 70 — AD 400Stationed at Novae (Moesia Inferior)
Bonna · AD 82 — AD 300Stationed at Bonna (Germania Inferior)
Britannia · AD 70 — AD 87Stationed at Britannia
Moesia Superior · AD 87 — AD 106Moved to Moesia Superior
Aquincum · AD 106 — AD 270Moved to Aquincum (Pannonia)
Isca Augusta · AD 74 — AD 300Moved to Isca Augusta (Caerleon, Wales)
Nicopolis / Alexandria · AD 125 — AD 400Stationed at Nicopolis / Alexandria (Egypt)
Ammaedara · 20 BC — AD 75Moved to Ammaedara
Lambaesis · AD 74 — AD 350Moved to Lambaesis (Numidia)
Alexandria · AD 35 — AD 125Moved to Alexandria (Egypt)
Bostra · AD 125 — AD 400Moved to Bostra (Arabia)
Raphanea · 31 BC — AD 300Stationed at Raphanea (Syria)
Singidunum · AD 86 — AD 108Stationed at Singidunum (Moesia)
Bersobis · AD 108 — AD 118Moved to Bersobis (Dacia)
Singidunum · AD 118 — AD 400Moved to Singidunum (Belgrade, Serbia)
Zeugma · AD 68 — AD 400Moved to Zeugma (Syria)
Oescus · AD 6 — AD 101Stationed at Oescus (Moesia)
Troesmis · AD 107 — AD 161Moved to Troesmis (Moesia Inferior)
Germania Inferior · AD 71 — AD 122Moved to Germania Inferior
Eburacum · AD 122 — AD 400Moved to Eburacum (York, England)
Viminacium · AD 58 — AD 400Moved to Viminacium (Moesia Superior)
Castra Legionis · AD 75 — AD 400Stationed at Castra Legionis (León, Spain)
Mirebeau-sur-Bèze · AD 69 — AD 86Moved to Mirebeau-sur-Bèze (Germania Superior)
Argentorate · AD 86 — AD 371Moved to Argentorate (Strasbourg, France)
Eburacum · AD 71 — AD 121Moved to Eburacum (York, England)
Eburacum · AD 121 — AD 130Stationed at Eburacum (York, England)
Hierosolyma · AD 73 — AD 300Moved to Hierosolyma (Jerusalem)
Noviomagus · AD 71 — AD 103Moved to Noviomagus (Netherlands)
Vindobona · AD 103 — AD 400Moved to Vindobona (Vienna, Austria)
Vindonissa · AD 71 — AD 104Moved to Vindonissa (Switzerland)
Durostorum · AD 104 — AD 400Moved to Durostorum (Moesia Inferior)
Melitene · AD 71 — AD 400Moved to Melitene (Cappadocia)
Poetovio · AD 45 — AD 106Stationed at Poetovio (Pannonia)
Apulum · AD 106 — AD 270Moved to Apulum (Dacia)
Balkans · AD 67 — AD 89Moved to Balkans
Vindobona · AD 92 — AD 106Moved to Vindobona (Vienna)
Carnuntum · AD 106 — AD 400Moved to Carnuntum (Petronell, Austria)
Carnuntum · AD 71 — AD 115Moved to Carnuntum
Satala · AD 115 — AD 400Moved to Satala (Cappadocia)
Satala · AD 70 — AD 117Stationed at Satala (Cappadocia)
Samosata · AD 117 — AD 300Moved to Samosata (Syria)
Various British bases · AD 43 — AD 88Moved to Various British bases
Deva Victrix · AD 88 — AD 250Moved to Deva Victrix (Chester, England)
Germania Inferior · AD 70 — AD 89Moved to Germania Inferior
Pannonia · AD 89 — AD 92Moved to Pannonia
Alexandria · 8 BC — AD 123Stationed at Alexandria (Egypt)
Moguntiacum · AD 39 — AD 300Stationed at Moguntiacum (Germania Superior)
Dacia · AD 105 — AD 122Stationed at Dacia
Castra Vetera · AD 122 — AD 400Moved to Castra Vetera (Xanten, Germania Inferior)

Roman legions and the ancient Roman world

Roman Legion Atlas is an interactive historical reference for studying Roman legions, military campaigns, frontier stations, and major cities from 31 BC to approximately AD 400. Use the timeline to compare deployments across the imperial period, or select a legion to follow its recorded itinerary.

The map covers 42 Roman legion records, 73 campaign records, and 107 ancient cities and colonies. Locations use approximate modern coordinates where necessary.

What does the Roman Legion Atlas show?

The atlas connects legion names and abbreviations with their foundations, later fates, stations, campaigns, and movements. It includes episodes such as the conquest of Britain, the Dacian Wars, the Jewish–Roman wars, the Marcomannic Wars, and campaigns on the Rhine, Danube, African, Egyptian, and eastern frontiers.

Browse the reference pages: Legion index · FAQ.