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3 giu 2010 · 'The Eagle of the Ninth' trilogy is a series of books about the dying days of the Roman occupation of Britain. The stories are exciting - as much today as when they were first written. Marcus Flavius Aquila is a Roman centurion who is sent to Britain to help quell the various tribes who threaten Rome.
- Rosemary Sutcliff
5 gen 2021 · The Eagle of the Ninth by Sutcliff, Rosemary. Publication date 1977 Topics Children's stories, Children's stories in English, 1900- Texts Publisher
1 gen 1993 · Mass Market Paperback. $18.93 1 Used from $18.93. One of Rosemary Sutcliff's acclaimed books set in Roman Britain. The Eagle of the Ninth tells the story of a young Roman officer who sets out to discover the truth behind the mysterious disappearance of the Ninth Legion, who marched into the mists of northern Britain and never came back.
- Rosemary Sutcliff
3 feb 2011 · The Eagle of the Ninth is the traditional legionary standard - a bronze eagle sculpture with bolts of lightning clutched tightly in its claws. Sutcliff combined this tale with modern excavations at Silchester that uncovered a wingless Roman eagle, a cast of which is still on display at the Reading Museum.
- Rosemary Sutcliff
Eagle of the Ninth. In AD 117AD, the Ninth Legion marched into the mists of northern Britain... and were never seen again. Four thousand men disappeared, and their eagle standard was lost - but how? In this engaging historical novel, Marcus Aquila, son of the legion's commander sets out to solve this strange mystery and clear his father's name.
About The Eagle of the Ninth. This indispensable classic, Rosemary Sutcliff’s The Eagle of the Ninth–an adventure story that unfolds in Roman Britain, published in 1954–set the standard for all historical fiction for children that came after.
