Ancient Roman Armour Found From Doomed Lost Legion | NEW DISCOVERY
- Andy McIlvain
- 3 days ago
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Updated: 2 days ago
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Ancient Roman Armour Found From Doomed Lost Legion | NEW DISCOVERY
"BREAKING: Does new archeological evidence help point to a lost Roman battle fought by the 9th Legion? Have we uncovered new evidence of a Roman Siege of an iron age hill fort? In this new exclusive documentary, Historian Tristan Hughes re-joins the hunt for the mysterious Ninth Legion. Joining forces with Historian and Archaeologist Simon Elliot, Tristan sets off on a road trip to three key Roman sites, a roman marching camp, iron age hill fort and site of a third previously undiscovered Roman camp high up in the Derbyshire Dales. Three sites that combined with incredible new artefacts could attest to a long lost ancient battle between Roman forces and Iron Age Briton's. 00:00 INTRO 01:43 NEW ARTEFACTS 03:43 NEW MILITARY ARTEFACTS 06:54 LIDAR EVIDENCE 10:03 ROMAN MARCHING CAMP 13:04 IRON AGE HILL FORT 14:40 OPIDA IRON AGE SETTLEMENT 16:20 NEW MARCHING CAMP & SIEGE EQUIPMENT " from the video introduction
Solving the Mystery of the Lost Roman Legion | History Hit Series
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"Tristan Hughes explores what we do know about the Ninth Legion, tracking its history across Britain.
In this documentary, Tristan Hughes tracks the history of the Ninth Legion across the British Isles. From its arrival in Britain during the Claudian Invasion to a dice with death in the Scottish midlands and the last time it is mentioned in history.
Tristan then explores the numerous theories regarding the eventual fate of the Ninth Legion. Was it lost on the northern frontier of Britain, by the Rhine, or massacred in the East?
Featuring Dr Miles Russell, Dr Rebecca Jones, Dr Simon Elliott, Lucy Creighton and Dr David Breeze." from the video introduction
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