Legio XV Apollinaris (devoted to Apollo) was a Roman legion. XV Apollinaris was recruited by Octavian in 41/40 BC, but it may also be related to the XVth legion raised by Julius Caesar in 53. At the beginning of the 5th century, the legion was in Satala (Armenia), guarding the eastern frontier of the Roman empire. The emblem of this legion was probably a picture of Apollo, or of one of his holy animals. Apollo (Greek: Απόλλων, ApóllÅn; Απελλων) is a god in Greek and Roman mythology, the son of Zeus and Leto, and the twin of Artemis (goddess of the hunt), one of the most important and many-sided of the Olympian divinities. ... The Roman legion (from the Latin legio, meaning levy) was the basic military unit of ancient Rome. ... Augustus Caesar Caesar Augustus (Latin: IMP·CAESAR·DIVI·F·AVGVSTVS)¹ (23 September 63 BC – 19 August AD 14), known earlier in his life as Gaius Octavius or Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus, was the first Roman Emperor and is traditionally considered the greatest. ... Centuries: 2nd century BC - 1st century BC - 1st century Decades: 90s BC 80s BC 70s BC 60s BC 50s BC - 40s BC - 30s BC 20s BC 10s BC 0s BC 0s Years: 46 BC 45 BC 44 BC 43 BC 42 BC 41 BC 40 BC 39 BC 38 BC... Centuries: 2nd century BC - 1st century BC - 1st century Decades: 90s BC 80s BC 70s BC 60s BC 50s BC - 40s BC - 30s BC 20s BC 10s BC 0s BC 10s BC Years: 45 BC 44 BC 43 BC 42 BC 41 BC 40 BC 39 BC 38 BC 37... Gaius Caesar (Classical Latin: IMP·C·IVLIVS·CAESAR·DIVVS) (b. ... For other uses, see number 53. ... // Events Romulus Augustus, Last Western Roman Emperor Rome sacked by Visigoths in 410. ... Located in Armenia, the city of Satala, according to the ancient geographers, was situated in a valley surrounded by mountains, a little north of the Euphrates, where the road from Trapezus to Samosata crossed the boundary of the Roman Empire. ... The Roman Empire is the term conventionally used to describe the Ancient Roman polity in the centuries following its reorganization under the leadership of Octavian (better known as Caesar Augustus), until its radical reformation in what was later to be known as the Byzantine Empire. ...
Ob die LegioXV in dieser Zeit einen Standortwechsel von Siscia nach Savaria oder Vindobona vornahm, kann wegen nicht existierender Belege nicht beurteilt werden.
In Trapezus und Ancyra waren während der Stationierunsgzeit in Satala ständig Abteilungen (Vexillationen) der LegioXV stationiert.
Legio bereits 113/114 n.Chr.) verlässt sie Carnuntum für immer und wird nach Satala (Cappadocien) ins östliche Schwarzmeergebiet verlegt.
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