The Eagle of the Ninth
What two stories inspired the author to write The Eagle of the Ninth, according to her Prologue?
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The author describes two mysteries that prompted her to incorporate them into the novel The Eagle of the Ninth. The first story describes the Ninth Legion that mysteriously disappeared heading north in 117 A.D. The second story describes the discovery of a Roman Eagle in what was once Calleva Atrebatum.