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The Eagle Has Fallen
For nearly 2,000 years the secret of Rome’s missing Ninth Legion has been shrouded in mystery, its ultimate fate argued over by generations of historians. The loss of an entire Legion – numbering around 5000 men – has been spun variously from a catastrophic defeat to an almost supernatural “mass vanishing”.
“The Eagle Has Fallen” is an unravelling of that mystery. We reveal how the loss of the Ninth Legion was a truly catastrophic the devastating news was suppressed by Hadrian to safeguard his reign in a classic conspiracy cover up.
It was the first in a chain reaction of disasters which forced Rome to halt expansion and to create the largest frontier wall ever built in the Roman Empire. Written sources and new archaeology indicate where the Ninth met its end in the tribal lands of northern Britain.
Author Brian Young has spent some six years researching and writing about this incredible mystery.
Following on from two recent movies, “The Eagle” and “Centurion”, there is enormous fresh interest in the disappearance of the Ninth Legion. This is the story of Romes most mysterious vanished Legion.
The might of Rome was waning – the annihilation of the Ninth was the writing on the wall. This was the beginning of the end.
“The Eagle Has Fallen” is an unravelling of that mystery. We reveal how the loss of the Ninth Legion was a truly catastrophic the devastating news was suppressed by Hadrian to safeguard his reign in a classic conspiracy cover up.
It was the first in a chain reaction of disasters which forced Rome to halt expansion and to create the largest frontier wall ever built in the Roman Empire. Written sources and new archaeology indicate where the Ninth met its end in the tribal lands of northern Britain.
Author Brian Young has spent some six years researching and writing about this incredible mystery.
Following on from two recent movies, “The Eagle” and “Centurion”, there is enormous fresh interest in the disappearance of the Ninth Legion. This is the story of Romes most mysterious vanished Legion.
The might of Rome was waning – the annihilation of the Ninth was the writing on the wall. This was the beginning of the end.
- GenresHistorical Fiction
426 pages, Kindle Edition
First published January 1, 2012
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March 5, 2018
This one really let me down. The author's take on the disappearance of the IX Legion Hispana in Britannia; they are wiped out by Brigantes. I couldn't connect with any of the characters, except Marcus, the hero, and Novantes, the young soldier--survivor of the attack on his watchtower. Was the love story added only at the request of the publisher? The heroine made an unbelievable switch from villainess to heroine in such a short time. And her actions near the end of the story were very hard for me to believe. I consider LEGIONS OF THE MIST, with the same speculation, far superior.
April 20, 2019
Battle, intrigue, and politics
An outstanding novel that tells the story of the ninth legion of Rome and it's battles with the natives of Britannia, Emperor Hadrian's political issues in Rome, and the anger of an oppressed population. The author paints a believable picture of the last days of the ninth, which simply disappeared from history. The true fate of the legion is still not known though the author presents real evidence to support his conclusions.
An outstanding novel that tells the story of the ninth legion of Rome and it's battles with the natives of Britannia, Emperor Hadrian's political issues in Rome, and the anger of an oppressed population. The author paints a believable picture of the last days of the ninth, which simply disappeared from history. The true fate of the legion is still not known though the author presents real evidence to support his conclusions.
September 8, 2019
Another good example of historical Roman fiction
I have been a fan of books about Rome since I was a kid many years ago. I found this book to be a fictional account of an uprising in Britian. The characters were well written and the plot very well written as well.
I have been a fan of books about Rome since I was a kid many years ago. I found this book to be a fictional account of an uprising in Britian. The characters were well written and the plot very well written as well.
October 26, 2020
Good Book...enjoy.
Enjoyable reading. I recommend this book to all. Enjoy the book.
A must read for any Romanphiles and people interested in Britain.
Enjoyable reading. I recommend this book to all. Enjoy the book.
A must read for any Romanphiles and people interested in Britain.
July 21, 2021
An amazing book. It is very well written and extremely interesting and informative. I learnt a lot I didn’t know before reading this book and I would definitely recommend.
February 27, 2015
I really enjoyed this book, which I got after meeting the author dressed as a Roman centurion in the local garden centre. It's a historically-based 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. We cut back and forward between this soldier, Marcus, the emperor and the prefect of Rome, who has his own eyes on the top seat. Woven in with the plot we pick up quite a bit about how the Roman army works in day-to-day life and how they fight together.
I'm no historian so don't know how much of this account is based on historical data and how much is just from the mind of the author, but I enjoyed reading it and felt I gained a bit of an insight too. It could do with another pass by a proofreader, as there are a few spelling and punctuation problem, characters names sometimes switching their spelling part way through, but that didn't spoil the book at all.
I'm no historian so don't know how much of this account is based on historical data and how much is just from the mind of the author, but I enjoyed reading it and felt I gained a bit of an insight too. It could do with another pass by a proofreader, as there are a few spelling and punctuation problem, characters names sometimes switching their spelling part way through, but that didn't spoil the book at all.
February 10, 2014
After reading the book “The Eagle Has Fallen”, I found that I felt like I drug into the story. I saw everything unfolding right before my eyes. I felt like I was watching history, instead of just reading about it. “The Eagle Has Fallen” has become one of my favorite books on history. I have been a history fan, my entire life, but this book was so vivid and so greatly detailed that I felt like I was right there in the middle of the action.
If you did not know that this book was written by someone from the modern times, you would have swore it was a creation from someone that lived through those times, because the details and information are so rich and vivid that it sounds more like a personal memory than a history based book. This is a top read for anyone that loves learning about history or Romans.
If you did not know that this book was written by someone from the modern times, you would have swore it was a creation from someone that lived through those times, because the details and information are so rich and vivid that it sounds more like a personal memory than a history based book. This is a top read for anyone that loves learning about history or Romans.
August 31, 2013
Quite an interesting view of what might have happened to the 9th Legion.
Movement between Antioch, Rome and Britain works quite well, but couldn't work up much interest in any of the characters.
Sorry not to give it a higher rating as I think there is a lot of potential there
Movement between Antioch, Rome and Britain works quite well, but couldn't work up much interest in any of the characters.
Sorry not to give it a higher rating as I think there is a lot of potential there
February 18, 2021
Throughly enjoyable read
Have just read "The Eagle Has Fallen " for the second time and it remains as enjoyable as the first time I read it. If you are interested in Roman history, especially in Britain you will not be disappointed. Treat yourself, you will not regret it.
Have just read "The Eagle Has Fallen " for the second time and it remains as enjoyable as the first time I read it. If you are interested in Roman history, especially in Britain you will not be disappointed. Treat yourself, you will not regret it.
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