Legio VII Gemina It was founded in AD 68 in Spain by Galba, the Governor of the Roman province of Hispania Taraconensis (northern, central and eastern Spain), to take part in his rebellion against the emperor Nero and took part in the civil wars of the Year of the Four Emperors, serving in Pannonia Eastern Austria and Western Hungary, along the mid Danube). After this it was stationed by Vespasian, the new emperor, in Hispania Tarraconensis to replace of the Legio VI Victrix and Legio X Gemina, which were transferred to Germania. It was the most important military unit in Hispania (Spain and Portugal). It was based at Legio (modern Leon) and had detachments based in Tarraco (Tarragona), the chief city of the province, Tritium Magallum (Tricio in the La Rioja area), Lucus Augusti (Lugo), close to the gold mines of Astorga (near Leon) and of an unknown location in northern Portugal, Emerita Augusta, in Hispania Lusitania which was under the control of the governor of that province.
