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In Britannia in 130, a young Roman officer named Marcus Flavius Aquila and his freed slave Esca search for the Ninth Legion's gold eagle standard, which vanished with the legion 13 years earlier.
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1977-10-09
S1E6 — Valedictory
With the help of the centurion turned British tribesman Guern, Marcus and Esca manage to evade the Epidii and escape across Hadrian's Wall with the Eagle. Having returned to Roman territory, Marcus seeks to reassemble the Ninth Legion.
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Anthony Higgins
Marcus Flavius Aquila
Christian Rodska
Esca
Peter Whitbread
Marcus' father
Patrick Holt
Aquila
Gillian Bailey
Cottia
David Hayman
Liathan
Willie Joss
Stephanos
Victor Carin
Guern
Martin Heller
Claudius
Brian Carey
Aulus
Bob Docherty
Gault
Bernard Gallagher
Drusillus
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