spittle Posted October 15, 2006 Report Share Posted October 15, 2006 Are there any examples of a Legions Eagle, or any of their totemic symbols, still surviving? What museum would have the greatest collection of Roman pieces? Yorkshire area preeferred. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil25 Posted October 15, 2006 Report Share Posted October 15, 2006 A figure of an eagle was found at (I believe) Silchester in the early C20th - it may have been C19th, I'm not sure). This was long thought to be a legionary eagle, and Rosemary Sutcliffe partly based her wonderful novel "The Eagle of the Ninth" on it. It is no longer thought to be a legionary eagle, so far as I am aware. I know of no other examples. Phil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spittle Posted October 15, 2006 Author Report Share Posted October 15, 2006 Theres a book called The Quest for the Lost Roman Legions by J A S Clunn subtitled, at least on the bookclub website, 'Raising the Eagle from the German marshland'. Its another book concerning Teutoberg (sp?) AD9(?) and the massive defeat of Varos 18th,19th and 20th Legions. Whether an Eagle has actually been 'raised from the German marshland' or this is poetic license to help advertise the book is unclear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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