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Caerleon Annual Lecture
The Legion based at Caerleon was the ‘LEGIIAVG’, the Second Augustan Legion, raised by the Emperor Augustus on 23rd September 43 BC to fight against Mark Anthony in Egypt. Eventually the Legion took part in the invasion of Britannia in AD 43 and made its base at Caerleon in AD 75.Dr Goldsworthy will talk about the Emperor Augustus, and the creation of the army of the Principate, with particular reference to LEGIIAVG.19th August 2014 will mark the Bimillennial anniversary of the death of the firs
19:00 £3.50 per person 02920 573550
National Roman Legion Museum High Street, Caerleon, Newport NP18 1AH
Tue 23 Sep 2014
Website:
www.museumwales.ac.uk/en/roman/
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