ia ▁Aqu it ania ▁in ▁the ▁reign ▁of ▁founder - em peror ▁August us ▁after ▁the ▁revol t ▁of ▁the ▁Aqu it ani ▁was ▁suppress ed ▁in ▁ 2 6 ▁BC . ▁Un like ▁most ▁Ga uls , ▁the ▁Aqu it ani ▁were ▁not ▁C elt ic - spe aking ▁but ▁spoke ▁Aqu itan ian , ▁a ▁now ▁ext inct ▁non ▁Ind o - Europe an ▁language ▁closely ▁related ▁to ▁Bas que . ▁The ▁regiment ▁was ▁also ▁known ▁as ▁coh ors ▁II ▁Bit ur ig um . ▁The ▁Bit ur iges ▁were ▁a ▁C elt ic - spe aking ▁tribe ▁whose ▁territory ▁was ▁included ▁in ▁Gall ia ▁Aqu it ania . ▁It ▁is ▁believed ▁that ▁when ▁the ▁Aqu it ani ▁reg iments ▁were ▁originally ▁raised ▁( pro bably ▁in ▁two ▁series ), ▁some ▁were ▁made ▁up ▁of ▁mixed ▁Aqu it ani ▁and ▁Bit ur iges ▁rec ruits . ▁ ▁The ▁regiment ▁was ▁probably ▁station ed ▁on ▁the ▁Rh ine ▁front ier ▁from ▁an ▁early ▁stage . ▁It ▁first ▁appears ▁in ▁the ▁dat able ▁ep ig raph ic ▁record ▁in ▁Germania ▁Super ior ▁( P fal z / Al s ace ) ▁in ▁ 8 2 ▁AD . ▁Not ▁later ▁than ▁ 1 1 6 ▁it ▁was ▁transferred ▁to ▁Ra et ia ▁( G erm any ▁S ▁of ▁Dan ube ). ▁It ▁was ▁still ▁in ▁Ra et ia ▁on ▁its ▁last ▁att ested ▁date , ▁ 1 6 6 . ▁There ▁is ▁no ▁certain ▁information ▁as ▁to ▁which ▁for ts ▁it ▁occupied ▁in ▁Ra