BBC

'The Romans may as well have had lasers'

An author believes he has discovered a previously unknown battle involving a famous lost Roman legion. Using clues from aerial photography and chance finds in fields, archaeologist and Roman expert ...
The Argus

True story of ‘lost’ Ninth Roman legion

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La Brújula Verde

An Enigmatic Roman Altar Found in England Was Dedicated by a Soldier Stationed on the Danube, in a Legion That Was Never in Britain

A Roman altar dedicated to Mars, found in Marton, Lincolnshire, has revealed a fascinating connection to a soldier of the XI Claudia Legion of the Roman Empire. The altar, which was discovered in a ...
SFGate

Neil Marshall takes ax to legend in 'Centurion'

Neil Marshall is lying to you. But he's smiling. With "Centurion," starring Michael Fassbender, the British writer-director ("The Descent") attacks the legend of the vanished Roman Ninth Legion with a ...
PBS

Boudica as represented in sculpture

In Britain, at the northernmost edge of the empire, Rome’s normal strategies for command and control of its provinces failed horribly. For the first time in memory, the Roman army was in retreat and ...