II Augusta in the Year of the 4 Emperors

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I am, as a matter of interest, going to mention Lucius Valerius Gemimus on the "Time Line" of a web site about the military history of Oxfordshire, which is being created by the Soldiers of Oxfordshire Trust. The tombstone suggests that Legio II Augusta may have been stationed at Alchester/Bicester shortly after the Roman invasion, which means that Lucius is the first soldier that we know by name, and his legion was the first regiment to have been based in the Oxford area.