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1. The legion belongs to those that Augustus took up into his standing army (Dio LV 23, 3); there is nothing known about its origin so far. Furthermore, currently there are no references as to which zodiac sign was used as one of its standards.

The original province, to which it was originally assigned, may be doubtful. The assumption of Grotefend and Pfitzner, that it was initially assigned to Syria in the beginning, is questionable. It seems more probable that it was assigned to the Macedonian army from the outset. The legion seems to have already acquired its surname Scythica by the time of Augustus (CIL  X  680); which can have been acquired only by successful fights against tribes from the lower