Description
Legio IX Hispana had a long and active history, founding York from where it guarded the northern frontiers in Britain, however the last evidence for its existence in Britain comes from AD 108. The mystery of their disappearance has inspired debate and imagination for decades and the most popular theory, immortalized in Rosemary Sutcliffe's novel The Eagle of the Ninth, is that the legion was sent to fight the Caledonians in Scotland and wiped out there. Simon Elliott considers the evidence for this and three other theories in this fascinating work of historical detection.
Details
  • Author: Elliott, Simon
  • Publisher: Pen & Sword Books
  • Format: Paperback
  • Publication Date: 03/10/2023
  • ISBN: 9781399006965
  • B-Code: B076574
  • Illustrated: 28 illustrations
  • Pages: 192
  • Dimensions: 234x156mm
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