The number of legions at anyone time

[Chance1234]

Just been searching through my books and the internet and in all honesty i could work with this out from my sources, but hoping someone already has it to hand :-) )

I m trying to work out approximately what the minimum and maximum number of legions under each emperor were.

Does anyone have a source for this ?

[Jona Lendering]

Try this page, I'd say; the table may be useful.

[Arahne]

As far as I remember ILS 2288 inscription mentions all the legions from west to the east. II part of II cent.

search result from Heidelberg database

Nomina leg(ionum) // II Aug(usta) / VI Victr(ix) / XX Victr(ix) / VIII Aug(usta) / XXII Prim(igenia) / I Min(ervia) / XXX Ulp(ia) / I Adiut(rix) / X Gem(ina) / XIIII Gem(ina) / I Parth(ica) // II Adiut(rix) / IIII Flav(ia) / VII Claud(ia) / I Italic(a) / V Maced(onica) / XI Claud(ia) / XIII Gem(ina) / XII Fulm(inata) / XV Apol(linaris) / III Gall(ica) / II Parth(ica) // IIII Scyth(ica) / XVI Flav(ia) / VI Ferrat(a) / X Frete(nsis) / III Cyren(aica) / II Traian(a) / III Aug(usta) / VII Gem(ina) / II Italic(a) / III Italic(a) / III Parth(ica)

[D B Campbell]

I m trying to work out approximately what the minimum and maximum number of legions under each emperor were.

Amazingly, you can get precisely this information from the extract of Roman Legionary Fortresses that Osprey have chosen to post on their web site:
Click here.