The Roman Empire

In the year 117 AD the Roman Empire had reached its greatest extend by emporer Traian's conquests.

But this extend could only be kept for a few years.

The empire reached from the Atlantic-coast of Spain to the Persian Gulf and from Mid-Britain to southern Egypt.

 

The empire was divided into provinces, controlled by a gouvernor.

The older provinces were maintained by the Senat, the newer ones since the late republic were under the control of the emporer.
Legions were not stationed in all provinces. They had there camps, where the risk of uprising or the danger for the borders were high. 

For a campaign legions or parts of it were called together from provinces where they could be missed.

 

 

 

Legions fortresses in the year 68 AD

  1. II AUGUSTA (Gloucester, England)

  2. IX HISPANIA (Lincoln, England)

  3. XX VALAERIA VICTRIX (Shrewsbury, England)

  4. V ALAUDAE - XV PRIMIGENIA (Xanten, Germany)

  5. XVI GALLICA (Neuss, Germany)

  6. I GERMANICA (Bonn, Germany)

  7. IV MACEDONICA - XXII PRIMIGENIA (Mainz, Germany)

  8. XXI RAPAX (Windisch, Switzerland)

  9. X GEMINA (Altenburg, Germany)

  10. XIII GEMINA (Budapest, Hongary)

  11. XI CLAUDIA (lower Donau)

  12. VIII AUGUSTA (lower Donau)

  13. III GLALICA (lower Donau)

  14. VII CLAUDIA (lower Donau)

  15. IV SCYTHIA - XII FULMINATA - VI FERRATA (Antiochia)

  16. V MACEDONIA - X FRENTENSIS - XV APOLLINARIS (Judaea)

  17. III CYRENAICA - XXII DEIOTARIANA (Alexandria, Egypt)

  18. III AUGUSTA (Tunesia / Algeria)

  19. VI VICTRIX (Spain)

  20. I ITALICA (Italy)

  21. XIV GEMINA (Lyon, France)