Tristan Hughes explores what we do know about the Ninth Legion, tracking its history across Britain. In this documentary, Tristan Hughes tracks the history of the Ninth Legion across the British Isles ...

“The missing cheek plate and helmet bowl were likely distributed elsewhere,” he concluded, unless the helmet pieces had been taken from a Roman legionary during battle. To read about X-ray ...

In AD 52 they defeated a Roman legion. However, Caratacus was captured and died in Rome in about AD 54. Six years later the Romans attacked Anglesey, the stronghold of the druids, the inspirers of ...

but they lacked the organisation and military tactics of a Roman legion. The Romans were tightly disciplined and relied on a short stabbing sword in combat. Their front line was made up of ...

but they lacked the organisation and military tactics of a Roman legion. The Romans were tightly disciplined and relied on a short stabbing sword in combat. Their front line was made up of ...