1. Brandon Neville

2.  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yx4bnwv GmKM http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yx4bnwv GmKM

3.  They did exist  But historians question that 5,000 of Rome’s best soldiers were defeated by rebellious British tribes

4.  Did they march north only to be annihilated by hostile tribes?  There is little evidence that this was the case, apart from:  The Ninth Legion’s name disappears from the Roman military rolls  The memorial to a soldier of the Ninth killed ‘in a great battle’ though this could have been the earlier battle with Boudicca  The Roman Eagle found in Silchester Hampshire sometime after the disappearance of the Ninth Legion

5.  1866 reverend J.G. Joyce found what he believed to be the lost battle standard of the Ninth Legion  But this was a case of misinterpretation  The eagle was the inspiration for Rosemary is what the movie is based on  However the eagle was a civilian symbol, most likely it stood upon a globe

6.  In AD 122 Hadrian visited Britain and realized that the only way to ensure stability was to build a wall

7.  "A Roman Mystery - The Lost 9th Legion And The Silchester Eagle." H2g2. N.p., 23 Mar. 2011. Web. 16 Oct. 2013..http://h2g2.com/entry/A82866289  Busch, Jenna. "The Eagle Movie Review." She Knows Entertainment. N.p., 11 Feb. 2011. Web. 16 Oct. 2013..http://www.sheknows.com/entertainment/articles/8243 31/the-eagle-movie-review  "Despite Authentic Setting, Roman Epic 'The Eagle' Is No History Lesson." Yahoo Contributor Network. Yahoo Inc., 22 Feb. 2011. Web. 16 Oct. 2013.. http://voices.yahoo.com/despite-authentic-setting- roman-epic-eagle-is-7894326.html  Russel, Miles. "The Roman Ninth Legion's Mysterious Loss." BBC News. BBC, 16 Mar. 2011. Web. 16 Oct. 2013.. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-12752497