In 119 A.
D., the Ninth Roman Legion marches north into the wilds of Britain--and disappears without a trace.
So he sets out into the unknown, on a quest so dangerous that nobody expects him to return..
Marcus Aquila has to find out what happened to his father, who led the legion. . .
It\'s a mystery that\'s never been solved, until now .
Four thousand men disappeared and their Eagle standard was lost.
The Ninth Legion marched into the mists of Northern Britain--and they were never seen again.
Over a million copies sold worldwide, it was adapted to a major motion picture ( The Eagle ) starring Channing Tatum and Jamie Bell.
Rosemary Sutcliff\'s The Eagle of the Ninth is the classic story of a young Roman centurion sent out to recover the infamous Ninth Legion\'s missing symbol of honor.
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.
In 119 A.
D., the Ninth Roman Legion marches north into the wilds of Britain--and disappears without a trace
