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OverviewThe Eagle standard was lost when the Ninth Legion marched into the mists of Northern Britain. Marcus Flavius Aquila, whose father had died with the legion, sets out to restore the Eagle to Rome. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Rosemary SutcliffPublisher: Oxford University Press Imprint: Oxford University Press Dimensions: Width: 14.00cm , Height: 2.40cm , Length: 22.00cm Weight: 0.430kg ISBN: 9780192710376ISBN 10: 0192710370 Pages: 264 Publication Date: 01 April 1986 Recommended Age: 10+ Audience: Children/juvenile , Children / Juvenile Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order  Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of ContentsReviewsA fresh background this, and one that is its own reward in an unusual story of Britain under Roman suzerainty. The conflict with the native tribes was sporadic, and demanded the Roman Legions. Marcus Flavius Aquila, whose father had commanded the First Cohort of the Ninth Legion- lost, unexplained, somewhere in Britain, is on his first command when the story opens. By its close, he has won his honors in a hard cause,- wounded, permanently crippled, in one action, achieving the impossible in reclaiming the lost eagle of his father's command- and clearing up the mystery of its disappearance. He has learned too what it means to accept defeat - to put down roots in a new land- to find friendship and love. Maturely conceived, grounded in scholarship. (Kirkus Reviews) Author InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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