In 1954, the children’s novel ‘The Eagle of the Ninth’ popularised the legend of the disappearance of the Roman Ninth Legion in Caledonia. Recent research has shown the Ninth was not ...

some possibly military, in surrounding fields over the years This leads Dr Elliott to paint a vivid picture of how the Roman occupation arrived in this part of the Midlands. "The Ninth Legion ...

She famously won a battle against the Roman Ninth Legion after they tried to take over the tribe upon her husband’s death. She then went on to sack several cities in Roman Britain, before being ...

Famed for its order and discipline, the Roman military would approach fortifications ... arrived in this part of the midlands. "The Ninth Legion, nearly 6,000 men, would have advanced on quite ...

For the first time in memory, the Roman army was in retreat and the power ... and pro-Roman Britons and slaughtered the Roman Ninth Legion. Romans in retreat This was an incredible turn of events.