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Legio II Adiutrix
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<p>Legio II Adiutrix ("Second Legion, the Rescuer") was a <a href="/facts/Roman_legion/qdmdg3Vb">legion</a> of the <a href="/facts/Imperial_Roman_army/kUepDh3k">Imperial Roman army</a> founded in AD 70 by the emperor <a href="/facts/Vespasian/cCRJILyw">Vespasian</a> (r. 69–79), originally composed of <a href="/facts/Roman_navy/hpCKsHov">Roman navy</a> marines of the <i><a href="/facts/Classis_Ravennatis/onSRK8Ht">classis Ravennatis</a></i>. There are still records of II <i>Adiutrix</i> in the <a href="/facts/Rhine/MgJ88oaz">Rhine</a> border in the beginning of the 4th century. The legion's symbols were a <a href="/facts/Capricorn_(astrology)/3bdIc6o8">Capricorn</a> and <a href="/facts/Pegasus/FdcInfeE">Pegasus</a>. </p>