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Map of the Roman empire in AD 125, under emperor Hadrian, showing the IX Hispana's last attested location at Noviomagus Batavorum on the Rhine (Nijmegen, Netherlands)
17 lis 2021 · After the end of the allied wars, the legion with units (VI, VII and VIII) is transferred to Spain in 65 BCE, where they watch over the security of Roman provinces and fight the Iberian tribes not fully recognizing the domination of Rome.
16 lip 2021 · Legio IX Hispana served with Julius Caesar in Gaul and against Pompey in the Civil Wars. Later, it fought alongside Augustus in his Cantabrian Wars and was one of the four legions Claudius took with him in his invasion of Britain in 43 CE. It survived mutiny and near decimation twice, only to recover.
Theory 1: Death in battle. One of the most popular theories suggests that the Ninth Legion was destroyed in a battle against the Picts, who were a confederation of tribes that inhabited what is now Scotland.
16 mar 2011 · The disappearance of Rome's Ninth Legion has long baffled historians, but could a brutal ambush have been the event that forged the England-Scotland border?
15 paź 2018 · Tristan Hughes looks into the story of Rome's Ninth Legion and its mysterious disappearance. Watch Now In 21 AD, the emperor Tiberius relocated the legion to North Africa to crush the revolt led by a Berber called Tacfarinas.
10 maj 2022 · In Late Antiquity, the number of Roman legions increased, while their size decreased. The Roman army increasingly relied on 'Barbarians', armies were organized differently based on their function (field armies vs. border security), and new types of units appeared, with different equipment.
