The Lost Legion - Legio IX Hispana

Legio IX Hispana, also sometimes called the "Lost Legion" had a long history. It served under the command of Julius Caesar during the First Century BC, on the side of Octavian in the civil war against Mark Antony and Cleopatra, and was sent to Spain, Germany, Pannonia, and Britain. In Roman Britain, it fought rebellions, including the rebellion of Queen Boudica in which it narrowly avoided destruction. But its trace gets lost in Northern England in the early Second Century AD. Was it destroyed in Britain by Celtic tribes, sent to the Netherlands, or did it disappear in a later conflict, in Judea or Cappadocia? In this story, we explore what Roman legions were, the conquest of Roman Britain, and other aspects of Roman history.