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The Disappearing Ninth Legion puts this mysterious Roman legion firmly back on the historic map. A great deal of fiction and conjecture has appeared in books, films, and on the internet, but this book draws on actual historical and up-to-date archaeological information to paint a picture of the real legion as it was, its development, expansion, structure, assignments under the Caesars and the Roman Empire, its supposed disappearance from York, then further evidence for its survival in Europe, the East, and possibly even China, as the mighty world of the Romans gradually fell apart. Was the legion simply broken up and re-assigned or do they still march the moorlands and streets of Eastern Britain, a lost ghostly army cursed and vanquished by the Druids and Celts? It's all here written and presented in an easy and non-technical way by one of Britain's best up-and-coming story tellers and presenters.
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Mark Olly is a writer, TV presenter, public speaker, lecturer, and archaeologist with over 30 years experience working in history, media, and the arts. He lives in Cheshire UK
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0 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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A very good account and easy to follow. History comes to life!Mark is a very imaginative and a knowledgable storyteller.It does come straight to the point easily.
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Absolutely Appalling!
7 Aug 2011
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This has to be one of the worst "history" books I've ever read. The authors, and I'm being generous in calling them that, provide no citations, no list of sources, and not even a rudimentary bibliography. Their "history" consists of wild suppositions and rely upon some pretty shameful inaccuracies. But it doesn't stop there. They also present ghost stories about phantom legionaries in York as if they were true and talk about a town in China populated by Romans as if it were fact despite the fact that there are no credible scholarly studies done on this alleged town founded by Roman legionaries. And really, any school child could tell you that a town called "Li-Jien" that was supposedly founded by a legion is probably a fake put out there as a joke. "Li-Jien"... Legion... get it?
I would avoid this book like the plague. Frankly, I'm livid that I bought it and wish Kindle had a return policy.
I would avoid this book like the plague. Frankly, I'm livid that I bought it and wish Kindle had a return policy.
Good storytelling!
18 Feb 2012
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The authors Mark Olly and John Aspin refer to their novel as `a popular history loosely based on the ninth legion, its history and mysterious disappearance'. Although they refer to Tacitus and Julius Caesar (Roman sources) and to `antiquarian and archaeological publications not readily available to the public', it's best to view this book as a good storytelling exercise rather than as an academic treatise.
History is based on interpretation which in turn is based on the quality of the evidence available and in turn the bias of the author/s. I found this novel to be based on supposition. The authors offer a good plausible argument as to what happened to the Ninth Legion. Their probability is highly possible and in time, with more empirical evidence, their storyline could take on more credibility.
I enjoyed the novel because I saw it as good storytelling. The writing style is easy to follow and at the end the novel leaves the reader with a lot to think about.
History is based on interpretation which in turn is based on the quality of the evidence available and in turn the bias of the author/s. I found this novel to be based on supposition. The authors offer a good plausible argument as to what happened to the Ninth Legion. Their probability is highly possible and in time, with more empirical evidence, their storyline could take on more credibility.
I enjoyed the novel because I saw it as good storytelling. The writing style is easy to follow and at the end the novel leaves the reader with a lot to think about.
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