The Ninth Legion: Did They Disappear?
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The Ninth Legion: Did They Disappear?

B1IntermediateOctober 18, 20261 hr 9 min
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It's one of history’s most compelling cold cases. What happened to the Ninth Legion, a crack unit of 5,000 Roman soldiers who vanished from the historical record without a trace? Tristan Hughes is joined by Roman historian Dr Simon Elliott to investigate the fate of the legion that helped conquer Britain. Was the Ninth wiped out in a bloody defeat on Rome’s northern frontier, or did it meet its end thousands of miles away in the East? Sifting through the surviving Roman records, can Tristan and Simon finally uncover what really happened to Rome’s most f...

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It's one of history's most compelling cold cases. The mystery of what happened to over 5,000 experienced Roman soldiers has captured the imagination of authors and filmmakers for decades. This was the 9th Legion, Legio 9 Hispana, the Legion that helped Augustus become Emperor

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