Legio IX Hispana
IX Hisp. · Emblem: Bull · Active
Founding
before 58 BC by Julius Caesar.
Fate
Mysterious disappearance. Likely destroyed in the Jewish Bar Kokhba Revolt (c. 132–136) or by the Parthians in Armenia (c. 161).
Recorded stations and itinerary
- 31 BC – AD 9HispaniaStationed at Hispania
- AD 9 – AD 43PoetoviumMoved to Poetovium (Pannonia)
- AD 71 – AD 121EburacumMoved to Eburacum (York, England)
- AD 121 – AD 130EburacumStationed at Eburacum (York, England)
Campaigns
- Roman conquest of Britain (AD 43) · alongside II Augu., VI Vict., XIV Gemi., XX Vale.
- Bar Kokhba revolt (AD 132) · alongside VI Ferr., X Fret., XXII Deio.