Ancient Rome's Legio IX Hispana or better known today as the 9th Legion, was one of the most trusted and skilled Legions in the Imperial Army. The 9th Legion had a decorated past and was even once commanded by the famous Julius Caesar during his campaigns in Gaul.
Sometime after 108 AD, the 9th Legion was reported to be deployed to Britain, and during that period, it disappeared from the Imperial record books. The 9th Legion was one of the oldest and most decorated Legions in Rome when it mysteriously vanished.
The mystery surrounding the unknown fate of the Legion has been the subject of considerable research and speculation with many theories speculating that the Legion was wiped out in combat in Britain's northern frontier against Celtic tribes.
Before the disappearance of the 9th Legion, Rome had desired to expand north in Britain. After the 9th Legion disappeared from Imperial record books, Emperor Hadrian decided Rome would no longer seek to expand into the northern territories of Britan. Emperor Hadrian ordered a wall to be built, separating the Romans from the barbarians. This wall is known as Hadrian's Wall.
One interesting theory is that the 9th Legion was defeated by druids. Druids are members of the high-ranking class in ancient Celtic cultures. Some Romans believed druids practiced witchcraft and described them as sorcerers. In Irish and Welsh literature, they wrote that some druids used wands to perform magic and could transform people into animals. Others claimed the most powerful druids could conjure warriors from the grass.
What do you think happened to the 9th Legion?
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