Ninth Legion
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The Ninth Legion is a legendary Roman legion, often associated with its mysterious disappearance from historical records and popularized in modern fiction about Roman Britain.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman legion
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military unit ⓘ |
| activeInCentury |
1st century BCE
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1st century CE ⓘ 2nd century CE ⓘ |
| allegiance | Rome NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Legio IX
NERFINISHED
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Legio IX Hispana NERFINISHED ⓘ Legio Nona Hispana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commandedBy |
Emperor Claudius (as supreme commander)
NERFINISHED
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Gnaeus Julius Agricola NERFINISHED ⓘ Julius Caesar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictParticipationStatus | participated in multiple Roman civil and foreign wars ⓘ |
| country | Roman Empire ⓘ |
| culturalRole | symbol of lost Roman legion in British popular culture ⓘ |
| disappearanceStatus | uncertain ⓘ |
| documentedInSource |
Caesar’s Commentarii de Bello Gallico
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Roman military diplomas ⓘ inscriptions from Britain ⓘ works of Tacitus ⓘ |
| hasEmblemStatus | uncertain ⓘ |
| hasReputation | elite legion in early Imperial period ⓘ |
| hasTitle | Hispana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalDebate | extent and location of its final destruction or disbandment ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Latin ⓘ |
| lastSecureAttestationDate | early 2nd century CE ⓘ |
| lastSecureAttestationPlace | Britannia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legionNumber | 9 ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Roman army ⓘ |
| namedAfter | number nine ⓘ |
| notableFor |
association with modern legends about its fate
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mysterious disappearance from historical records ⓘ service in Roman Britain ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Claudius’ invasion of Britain
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Roman conquest of Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Roman legions in Britain ⓘ |
| popularizedBy |
2010 film "Centurion"
NERFINISHED
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2011 film "The Eagle" NERFINISHED ⓘ Rosemary Sutcliff’s novel "The Eagle of the Ninth" NERFINISHED ⓘ various modern historical novels about Roman Britain ⓘ |
| possibleFate |
destroyed in Britain
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destroyed in a later eastern campaign ⓘ transferred to the Rhine frontier ⓘ |
| stationedIn |
Britannia
NERFINISHED
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Eboracum NERFINISHED ⓘ Germania NERFINISHED ⓘ Hispania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| titleOrigin | service in Hispania ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.