Legio VIII Augusta
VIII Augu. · Emblem: Bull · Active
Founding
59 BC by Julius Caesar.
Fate
Guarded the Alsace region of the Rhine frontier through the late empire.
Recorded stations and itinerary
- AD 9 – AD 45PoetoviumStationed at Poetovium (Pannonia)
- AD 45 – AD 69NovaeMoved to Novae (Moesia)
- AD 69 – AD 86Mirebeau-sur-BèzeMoved to Mirebeau-sur-Bèze (Germania Superior)
- AD 86 – AD 371ArgentorateMoved to Argentorate (Strasbourg, France)
Campaigns
- Year of the Four Emperors (AD 69) · alongside VII Gemi.