Legio XXX Ulpia Victrix
XXX Ulpi. · Emblem: Jupiter · Active
Founding
AD 105 by Emperor Trajan (numbered XXX because 29 legions existed at the time).
Fate
Stationed at Xanten to secure the lower Rhine frontier against Frankish incursions.
Recorded stations and itinerary
- AD 105 – AD 122DaciaStationed at Dacia
- AD 122 – AD 400Castra VeteraMoved to Castra Vetera (Xanten, Germania Inferior)
Campaigns
- Trajan’s Dacian Wars (AD 101) · alongside II Adiu., IV Flav., V Mace., XIII Gemi., XIV Gemi.