Godina izdanja: Ostalo
ISBN: Ostalo
Jezik: Engleski
Autor: Strani

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A timeless adventure of courage and loyalty in ancient Rome. In 119 A.D., the Ninth Roman Legion marches north into the wilds of Britain--and disappears without a trace. Fifteen years later, Marcus Flavius Aquila, the son of the unit`s commander, embarks upon a quest to recover the lost eagle standard of the Ninth.

The Eagle of the Ninth is a historical adventure novel for children written by Rosemary Sutcliff and published in 1954. The story is set in Roman Britain in the 2nd century AD, after the building of Hadrian`s Wall and follows a young centurion who lost his father when the Ninth Legion disappeared north of the wall. Sutcliff was inspired by a bronze eagle uncovered at Silchester and displayed in Reading Museum[1]
The Eagle of the Ninth

First edition
Author
Rosemary Sutcliff
Illustrator
C. Walter Hodges
Language
English
Genre
Historical novel
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Publication date
1954
Publication place
United Kingdom
Media type
Print (hardback)
Pages
255
Followed by
The Silver Branch
Plot
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Discharged because of a battle wound that has left him lame in one leg, young Roman officer Marcus Flavius Aquila tries to discover the truth about the disappearance of his father`s legion in northern Britain. Disguised as a Greek oculist and travelling beyond Hadrian`s Wall with his freed ex-slave, the British native hunter Esca, Marcus finds that a demoralized and mutinous Ninth Legion was annihilated by a great rising of the northern tribes. In part, this disgrace was redeemed through a heroic last stand by a small remnant (including Marcus` father) around the legion`s eagle standard. Marcus` hope of seeing the lost legion re-established is dashed, but he is able to bring back the gilded bronze eagle so that it can no longer serve as a symbol of Roman defeat – and thus will no longer be a danger to the frontier`s security. Rewarded by Rome for his services, he decides to settle as a landowner and farmer in Britain with his British wife, Cottia, and his freed friend, Esca.

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