Dec 30, 2009 the eagle of the ninth is an upcoming sword and sandal movie directed by kevin macdonald and starring channing tatum, jamie bell, mark strong, and denis ohare. In 140 ad, twenty years after the unexplained disappearance of the entire ninth legion in the mountains of scotland, young centurion marcus aquila played by. A splinter group of roman soldiers fight for their lives behind enemy lines after their legion is devastated in a guerrilla attack. Museum and get to meet a real member of the ninth legion after watching this heroic but almost certainly fictitious movie. Eighteen hundred years later, excavations at silchester led to the discovery of a wingless roman eagle. The eagle of the ninth is an upcoming sword and sandal movie directed by kevin macdonald and starring channing tatum, jamie bell, mark strong, and denis ohare. He aims to regain the reputation for his family, which had been lost when his father and a legion of 5,000 men had vanished in. Plenty of fanmade marcusesca videos inspired by the film the eagle can be. Ninth legion shield prop store ultimate movie collectables. The legions of rome were the nucleus of romes military might for centuries.
In ad 117 the ninth legion disappeared after marching north from eburacum to deal with a tribal uprising amongst the caledonian tribes. In this new story of roman britain, the mutilated standard is found again by flavius, a descendant of marcus, and his cousin justin, a young surgeon in the roman army. Kevin macdonald has a movie about that same legion coming out next year. The eagle of the ninth audiobook by rosemary sutcliff. Focus features released the first pictures of eagle of the ninth, take a look below. The eagle of the ninth ambleside schools international. In britannia in, a young roman officer named marcus flavius aquila and his freed slave esca search for the ninth legions gold eagle standard, which vanished with the legion years earlier. Its sudden disappearance from all records at the start of the second century ad has brought about various theories about its fate, including one that rosemary sutcliffe used for her famous novel, the eagle of the ninth. The exact year of the disappearance is unknown although some historians. It is the first in a sequence of novels, followed by the silver branch, frontier wolf, the lantern bearers which won a carnegie medal, sword at sunset, dawn wind, sword song, and the shield ring. Rosemary sutcliff writes with such passion and attention to detail that roman britain is instantly brought to life and stays with the reader long after the last page has been turned. The mysterious disappearance of the famous ninth legion has always sparked off the interest of historians.
The roman epic adventure the eagle is directed by kevin macdonald and produced by. However, the loss of an entire legion would have been clearly chronicled and the eagle turned out to have been from a statue so the premise is shaky. It was 20 years earlier that romes 5000strong ninth legion, under the. With channing tatum, jamie bell, donald sutherland, istvan goz. The 20 book the eagle has fallen written by brian young also subscribes to the theory that the legion was destroyed in britain. The 2010 movie centurion follows the destiny of the ninth legion seen from the perspective of centurion quintus dias. His father was the legate of the legion with the emblem the eagle of the legion being lost.
The story is set in roman britain in the 2nd century ad, after the building of hadrians wall. The ninth legion marched into the mists of northern britainand they were never seen again. With michael fassbender, dominic west, olga kurylenko, andreas wisniewski. The 2010 movie centurion follows the destiny of the ninth legion, as seen from the perspective of centurion quintus dias. From campaigning in northern scotland to the persian gulf, these devastating battalions extended and cemented roman power. As a hollywood film dramatises an ancient tale, the 2,000 year riddle of romes lost ninth legion is solved at last. The film the eagle is set in the 2nd century ad and tells the story of centurio marcus flavius aquila, who is eager to retrieve the emblem of the 9th legion the eagle from a tribe living beyond the hadrians wall. Oct 12, 2018 indeed, it was these theories that helped form the storyline of rosemary sutcliffes famous novel.
In 2ndcentury britain, two men master and slave venture. The legion fought in various provinces of the late roman republic and early roman empire. The eagle of the ninth rosemary sutcliff quiz 15 questions. The son of the commander of the 9th legion goes to scotland to restore his familys honour, and rather implausibly finds and retrieves the lost 9th legions eagle, a needle in the haystack of the vast scottish wilderness, with a little help from a loyal local slave, and some grizzled old survivors of his fathers disaster who have. It was 20 years earlier that romes 5,000strong ninth legion, under the command of flavius and carrying their golden emblem, the eagle of the ninth, marched. The legion styled itself as the viiii or viiii h and stamped inscriptions and roof tiles as such this short history will use the legions own choice. The eagle of the ninth, directed by kevin macdonald.
The eagle of the ninth is a historical adventure novel for children written by rosemary sutcliff and published in 1954. The eagle is a 2011 epic historical drama film set in roman britain directed by kevin macdonald, and starring channing tatum, jamie bell and donald sutherland. The eagle of the ninth by rosemary sutcliff is the most haunting of all stories about roman britain. In britannia in, a young roman officer named marcus flavius aquila and his freed slave esca search for the ninth legion s gold eagle standard, which vanished with the legion years earlier. Discharged because of a battle wound, a young roman officer marcus. The eagle of the ninth, a historical fiction novel first published in 1954 and. The eagle of the ninth chapter the lost legion summary. Adapted by jeremy brock from rosemary sutcliffs historical adventure novel the eagle of the ninth 1954, the film tells the story of a young roman officer. Supersummary, a modern alternative to sparknotes and cliffsnotes, offers highquality study guides that feature detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, quotes, and essay topics. One day in the year 117 ad or thereabouts the ninth legion marched north from eboracum, where york now stands, to deal with tribal uprisings in caledonia. Yet of these legions there was one whose end is shrouded in mystery.
The question of what happened to the ninth legion is one of the great mysteries of history. Nov 26, 2010 kevin macdonald has a movie about that same legion coming out next year. Historically, the purported disappearance of the ninth legion in northern. Adapted by jeremy brock from rosemary sutcliffs historical adventure novel the eagle of the ninth 1954, the film tells the story of a young roman officer attempting to recover the lost roman eagle standard of his fathers legion in. It was 20 years earlier that romes 5,000strong ninth legion, under the. What do we know of the ninth legion and why did it disappear.
Dec 30, 2009 in 140 ad, twenty years after the unexplained disappearance of the entire ninth legion in the mountains of scotland, young centurion marcus aquila played by channing tatum arrives from rome to. A roman mystery the lost 9th legion and the silchester eagle. Channing tatum, jamie bell and donald sutherland star in the mystery tale of what happened to the 5000 men of the mighty ninth legion who. Mar 23, 2011 1 made famous by the novel the eagle of the ninth by rosemary suttcliffe. The eagle of the ninth 1977 drama set in 117 ad dealing with the search for the roman armys ninth legion gold eagle standard.
Focus features released the first pictures of eagle of the. The eagle of the ninth chronicles the eagle of the ninth the silver branch the lantern bearers by rosemary sutcliff jun 3, 2010 4. A roman regiment cursed by boadicea has inspired two new films, centurion and the eagle of the ninth. The fibreglass shield is painted black with metal silver wings, leg ix emblems, edging and circular boss, painted. The eagle of the ninth is one of sutcliffs earlier books, but may be her bestknown title. The massacre of the ninth legion refers to the defeat of a large vexillation of the legio ix hispana during the revolt against roman rule in britain launched by boudica, queen of the iceni of norfolk. Oct 15, 2018 the question of what happened to the ninth legion is one of the great mysteries of history. The eagle of the ninth is heralded as one of the most outstanding childrens books of the twentieth century and has sold over a million copies worldwide.
The eagle twenty years after his father mysteriously disappeared with the roman ninth legion in rural caledonia, a roman soldier ventures into the treacherous territory. The story is one i dimly recall, about the disappearance of the roman ninth legion, which marched north from the colony of england into the. Could the rebellion of the scottish tribes have brought about its dissolution and led to the consolidation of a very strong border in the north, or is the explanation a totally different one, one in which the pictish tribes play a lesser part. Marcus gets assigned to command of a castra fort near hadrians wall which the movie implies was built as a result of the loss of the 9th even though he is just a centurion and younger than. Jamie bell and channing tatum in the eagle 2011 donald sutherland in the. He then recovers and heads north of hadrians wall to recover the eagle of the ninth legion which been lost with the destruction of the legion in battle years before. Jan 01, 2012 i really enjoyed this book, which i got after meeting the author dressed as a roman centurion in the local garden centre.
The eagle movie official website buy now focus features. With anthony higgins, christian rodska, peter whitbread, patrick holt. Four thousand men disappeared and their eagle standard was lost. Tiberius belief that the war against tacfarinas was won proved illplaced as the desert hydra emerged once again the next year.
About the film the eagle movie synopsis focus features. There is now a trailer for the eagle, formerly the eagle of the ninth, from director kevin macdonald state of play, the last king of scotland, one day in september. Legio ix hispana 9th legion spanish, also written legio nona hispana or legio viiii hispana, was a legion of the imperial roman army that existed from the 1st century bc until at least ad 120. The legend of the ninth gained form thanks to acclaimed novelist rosemary sutcliff, whose masterpiece, the eagle of the ninth, became an instant bestseller when published in 1954. Rosemary sutcliff explained the dual inspiration for her classic childrens novel in the foreward. Her title refers to the standard carried by the ninth legion of the.
But new evidence this week has revealed that life for a soldier in the roman ninth legion. In warhammer 40k two of the twenty super human space marine legions are recorded as having all records of them deleted. In this new story of roman britain, the mutilated standard is found again by flavius, a descendant of marcus, and his cousin justin, a. The exact year of the disappearance is unknown although some histor. The sequence loosely traces a family, of the roman empire and then of britain, who inherit an. In romanruled britain, a young roman soldier endeavors to honor his fathers memory by finding his lost legions golden emblem. Its a historicallybased novel, set during the reign of emperor hadrian and examining the question of what happened to the roman 9th legion by telling the story of a wronged soldier sent off to britain and put into the middle of an uprising of the local people. Attempting to relieve the besieged colonia of camulodunum colchester, essex, legionaries of the legio ix hispana led by quintus petillius cerialis, were attacked by a horde of british tribes. In the eagle of the ninth, marcus flavius aquila ventured into the wilds of caledonia to retrieve the lost eagle of his fathers dishonored ninth legion. Legio ix hispania, or the spanish ninth legion, stamped its name in history when it apparently disappeared off the face of the earth in the 2nd century ad. The eagle of the ninth 1977 1 frontier fort youtube.
A ninth legion shield used in the channing tatum and jamie bell roman action movie the eagle. This onepage guide includes a plot summary and brief analysis of the eagle of the ninth by rosemary sutcliff. So the hero and his slave head off to recapture it. I really enjoyed this book, which i got after meeting the author dressed as a roman centurion in the local garden centre. Hollywood film the eagle on romes lost ninth legion solves the.
Various theories surround the fate of the ninth, which vanished from roman records after ad 120. It was 20 years earlier that romes 5,000strong ninth legion, under the command of flavius and carrying their golden emblem, the eagle of the ninth, marched north into caledonia. Mar 16, 2011 the disappearance of romes ninth legion has long baffled historians, but could a brutal ambush have been the event that forged the englandscotland border, asks archaeologist dr miles russell, of. The cgi effects seem to have been kept under control, and so the film turned. Towards the end of the movie the few lost and surviving members of the legendary ninth legion unite to defend the eagle one last time using shields such as this against the seal people. The 2011 movie the eagle is based on the book the eagle of the ninth. Marcus has to find out what happened to his father, who led the legion. New eagle of the ninth images look a lot like gladiator.
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