Legio XX Valeria Victrix
XX Vale. · Emblem: Boar · Active
Founding
31 BC by Augustus.
Fate
Major player in the conquest of Wales and Scotland. Vanished from Western records in the late 3rd century.
Recorded stations and itinerary
- AD 9 – AD 43Oppidum UbiorumStationed at Oppidum Ubiorum (Germany)
- AD 43 – AD 88Various British basesMoved to Various British bases
- AD 88 – AD 250Deva VictrixMoved to Deva Victrix (Chester, England)
Campaigns
- Germanicus’ Germanic campaigns (AD 16) · alongside I Germ., V Alau., XXI Rapa., XIV Gemi., XVI Gall.
- Roman conquest of Britain (AD 43) · alongside II Augu., VI Vict., IX Hisp., XIV Gemi.