The Lost Legion

Sometimes theories and ideas take on a life of their own. They become self-perpetuating. Quite often, nobody remembers where they came from, or why they appeared, so nobody can really say whether they are “a good idea” or “a bad idea”. But, equally often, we’re happy enough to go along with them.

The Fate of the Ninth Legion

The destruction of the Roman Ninth Legion at the hands of the wild Caledonian tribes north of Hadrian’s Wall is one such idea. You will find several web sites repeating this idea.


I wrote The Fate of the Ninth in order to try and explain where this idea came from. And also why, in my opinion, it’s “a bad idea”. I’ve also suggested a different scenario to explain the curious disappearance of the Ninth Legion.

Positive reception

I’m glad to see, from the positive comments posted by readers, that I seem to have done a good job.
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