Marcus Aquila
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Marcus Aquila is the young Roman centurion protagonist of Rosemary Sutcliff’s historical novel "The Eagle," who embarks on a perilous quest to recover his father’s lost legionary standard in Britain.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman centurion
ⓘ
fictional character ⓘ literary character ⓘ |
| allegiance |
Roman Army
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Roman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsIn | The Eagle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInSeries | The Eagle of the Ninth series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Ninth Legion
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Roman legions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorNationality | British ⓘ |
| basedOn | Roman military history ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
courageous
ⓘ
determined ⓘ honorable ⓘ |
| countryOfOriginOfWork | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| createdBy | Rosemary Sutcliff NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Roman ⓘ |
| familyName | Aquila NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | The Eagle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | The Eagle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | historical fiction ⓘ |
| hasCompanion | Esca NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFather | Centurion of the Ninth Legion ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| literaryRole | hero ⓘ |
| locationOfQuest | northern Britain GENERATED ⓘ |
| medium | novel ⓘ |
| motivation |
to recover the lost legionary standard
ⓘ
to restore his father’s honor ⓘ |
| nationality | Roman ⓘ |
| notableItemSought | eagle standard of the Ninth Legion ⓘ |
| occupation | centurion ⓘ |
| protagonistOf | The Eagle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publisherOfWork | Oxford University Press NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| quest | to recover the lost eagle standard of the Ninth Legion ⓘ |
| rank | centurion ⓘ |
| relationshipWithEsca |
friend
GENERATED
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master GENERATED ⓘ |
| setting | Roman Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| targetAudienceOfWork |
children’s literature
ⓘ
young adult readers ⓘ |
| themeInvolvement |
courage
ⓘ
honor ⓘ identity ⓘ loyalty ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 2nd century AD ⓘ |
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