Legio II Iulia Alpina

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Painted shield (Munich manuscript) of the Legio Secunda Iulia Alpina in the early 5th century

The Legio II Iulia Alpina was a legion of the Roman army, which was probably raised under Emperor Constans (337-350 AD) and existed until the 5th century. It was named after the Julian Alps , where the legion was set up and / or was initially stationed. The Legion's emblem is unknown.

She was believed to be with her sister legions

initially stationed in the province of Alpes Cottiae . She was later transferred to Illyricum .

Presumably, particularly capable soldiers of the Secunda Iulia were split off from the Limitaneilegion (Grenzheer) II Iulia Alpina in connection with the barbarian invasions of the early 5th century and incorporated into the Illyrian field army as pseudocomitanenses .

At the time of the Notitia Dignitatum around 430 the rest of the Secunda Iulia Alpina had also been promoted to Pseudocomitatenses under the command of Magister Peditum and operated on campaigns together with the Legio Prima Alpina . The Secunda Iulia served under the Comes Illyrici .

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Jona Lendering: Legio II Iulia Alpina . In: Livius.org (English).
  2. ^ Emil Ritterling : Legio (II Iulia Alpina). In: Paulys Realencyclopadie der classischen Antiquity Science (RE). Volume XII, 2, Stuttgart 1925, column 1456.
  3. ↑ Friedrich Lotter, Rajko Bratož, Helmut Castritius : Displacements of Nations in the Eastern Alps-Central Danube Region between Antiquity and the Middle Ages (375–600) (= Real Lexicon of Germanic Classical Studies. Supplementary Volumes 39). de Gruyter, Berlin et al. 2003, ISBN 3-11-017855-9 , p. 39.
  4. ↑ Notitia Dignitatum Occ. V.
  5. ↑ Ralf Scharf: The Dux Mogontiacensis and the Notitia Dignitatum. A study on the late antique border defense (= Reallexikon der Germanischen Altertumskunde. Supplementary volumes 50). de Gruyter, Berlin et al. 2005, ISBN 3-11-018835-X , p. 176.
  6. ↑ Notitia Dignitatum Occ. VII.

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