Roman Legion Atlas · Reference

Index of Roman legions

A complete text reference to the 42 Roman legions recorded in the atlas, from the Augustan settlement of 31 BC through the late empire. Each entry lists the legion's founding, historical fate, and full station itinerary.

• Legio I AdiutrixI Adiu.First recorded at Moguntiacum from AD 70
• Legio I GermanicaI Germ.First recorded at Hispania from 31 BC
• Legio I ItalicaI Ital.First recorded at Novae from AD 70
• Legio I MinerviaI Mine.First recorded at Bonna from AD 82
• Legio I ParthicaI Part.First recorded at Nisibis from AD 197
• Legio II AdiutrixII Adiu.First recorded at Britannia from AD 70
• Legio II AugustaII Augu.First recorded at Hispania from 31 BC
• Legio II ItalicaII Ital.First recorded at Lauriacum from AD 180
• Legio II ParthicaII Part.First recorded at Castra Albana from AD 197
• Legio II Traiana FortisII Trai.First recorded at Nicopolis / Alexandria from AD 125
• Legio III AugustaIII Augu.First recorded at Africa Proconsularis from 31 BC
• Legio III CyrenaicaIII Cyre.First recorded at Thebes from 31 BC
• Legio III GallicaIII Gall.First recorded at Raphanea from 31 BC
• Legio III ItalicaIII Ital.First recorded at Castra Regina from AD 165
• Legio III ParthicaIII Part.First recorded at Resaena from AD 197
• Legio IV Flavia FelixIV Flav.First recorded at Singidunum from AD 86
• Legio IV MacedonicaIV Mace.First recorded at Hispania from 31 BC
• Legio IV ScythicaIV Scyt.First recorded at Moesia from 31 BC
• Legio V AlaudaeV Alau.First recorded at Hispania from 31 BC
• Legio V MacedonicaV Mace.First recorded at Oescus from AD 6
• Legio VI FerrataVI Ferr.First recorded at Raphanea from 31 BC
• Legio VI VictrixVI Vict.First recorded at Hispania from 31 BC
• Legio VII ClaudiaVII Clau.First recorded at Galatia from 31 BC
• Legio VII GeminaVII Gemi.First recorded at Castra Legionis from AD 75
• Legio VIII AugustaVIII Augu.First recorded at Poetovium from AD 9
• Legio IX HispanaIX Hisp.First recorded at Hispania from 31 BC
• Legio X FretensisX Fret.First recorded at Syria from 31 BC
• Legio X GeminaX Gemi.First recorded at Hispania from 30 BC
• Legio XI ClaudiaXI Clau.First recorded at Burnum from 31 BC
• Legio XII FulminataXII Fulm.First recorded at Egypt from 31 BC
• Legio XIII GeminaXIII Gemi.First recorded at Poetovio from AD 45
• Legio XIV GeminaXIV Gemi.First recorded at Moguntiacum from AD 9
• Legio XV ApollinarisXV Apol.First recorded at Carnuntum from AD 14
• Legio XV PrimigeniaXV Prim.First recorded at Moguntiacum from AD 39
• Legio XVI Flavia FirmaXVI Flav.First recorded at Satala from AD 70
• Legio XVI GallicaXVI Gall.First recorded at Moguntiacum from 31 BC
• Legio XVII, XVIII, and XIXXVII, XVII.First recorded at Castra Vetera or Germania Inferior bases from 15 BC
• Legio XX Valeria VictrixXX Vale.First recorded at Oppidum Ubiorum from AD 9
• Legio XXI RapaxXXI Rapa.First recorded at Germania Inferior from AD 9
• Legio XXII DeiotarianaXXII Deio.First recorded at Alexandria from 8 BC
• Legio XXII PrimigeniaXXII Prim.First recorded at Moguntiacum from AD 39
• Legio XXX Ulpia VictrixXXX Ulpi.First recorded at Dacia from AD 105