The Eagle of the Ninth by Rosemary Sutcliff

The Eagle of the Ninth by Rosemary Sutcliff

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When the Ninth Roman Legion marched into the mists of northern Britain, not one man came back. The Eagle, the symbol of the Legion's honour, was lost. Years later the Eagle has been seen again. So Marcus Aquila travels to find the Eagle, and to learn how his father died. But the tribes of the north are dangerous, and hate the Romans.

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The Eagle of the Ninth by Rosemary Sutcliff

In the second century AD, when the Ninth Roman Legion marched into the mists of northern Britain, not one man came back. Four thousand men disappeared, and the Eagle, the symbol of the Legion's honour, was lost. Years later there is a story that the Eagle has been seen again. So Marcus Aquila, whose father disappeared with the Ninth, travels north, to find the Eagle and bring it back, and to learn how his father died. But the tribes of the north are wild and dangerous, and they hate the Romans ...
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ISBN 13 9780194230339
ISBN 10 0194230333
Title The Eagle of the Ninth
Author Rosemary Sutcliff
Series Oxford Bookworms Elt
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Oxford University Press
Year published 2000-07-01
Number of pages 96
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