| XV Apollinaris | Update | 2016-11-24 | |||
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| 1 | Real-Encyclopädie article Legio by Ritterling | p.1747-1758 | |||
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| History | from 58 BC to 284 AD | ||||
| Date | Action | Legionary HQ | Modern name | Province | Comment |
| 53 BC | raised by Caesar in Gallia Cisalpina as his 15th legion | ||||
| 50 | transferred to Pompey | ||||
| 49/48? | ? possibly reraised by Caesar | ||||
| 45 | probably demobilised | ||||
| 42/36 | reraised by Octavian | title from Apollo, Octavian's' patron | |||
| c.30 | based in Illyricum | Aquileia ? | Illyricum | ||
| 14-9 | Pannonian war | ||||
| 6-9 AD | Pannonian revolt | ||||
| 9 | after revolt possibly stationed at | Emona | Ljubljana, Slovenia | Pannonia | |
| 14 | mutinied with VIII Aug and IX His | ||||
| by 41/54 | stationed at Carnuntum | Carnuntum | Petronell-Carnuntum | Pannonia | |
| 62 | transferred by Nero to the East for Armenian war | ||||
| 62-66 | Corbulo's Parthian campaigns | Armenia | |||
| 66 | moved to Egypt | Alexandria | Alexandria | Aegyptus | |
| 67-70 | moved to Judaea to fight the Jewish revolt | commanded by Titus 67-69 | |||
| 69 | supported Vespasian in civil war (vexillation) | ||||
| 71 | moved back to Pannonia | Carnuntum | Petronell-Carnuntum | Pannonia | |
| 101-106 | Trajan's Dacian wars | likely but no direct evidence | |||
| 106? | possibly moved to Egypt | ||||
| 114-117 | Trajan's Partian wars | likely but no direct evidence | |||
| 117/123 | based in Cappadocia | Satala | Sadak in Turkey | Cappadocia | |
| 135 | Arrianus' campaign vs the Alans | ||||
| 161-166 | Lucius Verus' Parthian wars | ||||
| 166-180 | M.Aurelius Marcomannic wars (vexillation) | ||||
| 175 | loyal to M.Aurelius when Avidius Cassius revolted | titled Pia Fidelis | |||
| 252 | fought against Shapur I's invasion | ||||
| 284 | still at Satala | Satala | Sadak in Turkey | Cappadocia | |