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- Isca, variously specified as Isca Augusta or Isca Silurum, was the site of a Roman legionary fortress and settlement or vicus...
- Isca Augusta stood as an indomitable symbol of Roman military might, meticulously constructed with a strategic vision that exemplified the empire’s dominance.
- Isca was founded in 74 or 75 AD and remained the headquarters of the Legion II Augusta until at least 300 AD.
- Isca Augusta was constructed in the typical legionary “playing-card” shape that covered an area of 50 acres, using turf, clay, and timber for a wooden palisade.
- Isca Augusta Tourism (2024) United States Of America: Find top attractions, things to do & activities in Isca Augusta, newport.
- The fortress of Isca was originally home to the 5,500 heavily armed infantry troops that made up the Second Augustan Legion (Legio Secunda Augusta).
- The Legion stationed there was the Legio II Augusta. ... Fun Fact: Isca got its name from the nearby River Usk. The “Augusta” came from the legion stationed there.
- Mithraic monuments of Isca. Inscripton of Justus from Caerleon. This oolite base, dedicated to the invincible Mithras, was found in the baths of the Villa de...
- Isca Augusta was headquarters of the Legion "II Augusta", which took part in the invasion under Emperor Claudius in 43 AD and was one of only three permanent...
- In Caerleon is the National Roman Legion Museum, which exhibits artifacts discovered in the area of Isca Augusta (coins, weapons, etc.).
