Ninth Legion
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The Ninth Legion is a legendary Roman legion, often associated with its mysterious disappearance from historical records and popularized in modern fiction about Roman Britain.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Ninth Legion canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11235950 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ninth Legion Context triple: [The Eagle, featuresOrganization, Ninth Legion]
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A.
Third Gallic Legion
The Third Gallic Legion was a Roman imperial legion, originally raised in Gaul, that served in various military campaigns and provincial garrisons during the Roman Empire.
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B.
Legio XX Valeria Victrix
Legio XX Valeria Victrix was a renowned Roman legion, active from the late Republic through the Imperial period, best known for its long service in Britain and participation in major campaigns such as the conquest of Britannia.
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C.
Legio VI Victrix
Legio VI Victrix was a distinguished Roman legion, famed for its military successes and long-term role in the conquest and defense of Roman Britain.
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D.
Legio XIII Gemina
Legio XIII Gemina was a Roman legion, originally raised by Julius Caesar, that served prominently in numerous campaigns across the Roman Empire from the late Republic into the Imperial period.
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E.
Legio XXX Ulpia Victrix
Legio XXX Ulpia Victrix was a Roman imperial legion founded by Emperor Trajan that became a key military force on the empire’s northwestern frontier, particularly in the lower Rhine region.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ninth Legion Target entity description: The Ninth Legion is a legendary Roman legion, often associated with its mysterious disappearance from historical records and popularized in modern fiction about Roman Britain.
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A.
Third Gallic Legion
The Third Gallic Legion was a Roman imperial legion, originally raised in Gaul, that served in various military campaigns and provincial garrisons during the Roman Empire.
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B.
Legio XX Valeria Victrix
Legio XX Valeria Victrix was a renowned Roman legion, active from the late Republic through the Imperial period, best known for its long service in Britain and participation in major campaigns such as the conquest of Britannia.
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C.
Legio VI Victrix
Legio VI Victrix was a distinguished Roman legion, famed for its military successes and long-term role in the conquest and defense of Roman Britain.
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D.
Legio XIII Gemina
Legio XIII Gemina was a Roman legion, originally raised by Julius Caesar, that served prominently in numerous campaigns across the Roman Empire from the late Republic into the Imperial period.
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E.
Legio XXX Ulpia Victrix
Legio XXX Ulpia Victrix was a Roman imperial legion founded by Emperor Trajan that became a key military force on the empire’s northwestern frontier, particularly in the lower Rhine region.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman legion
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military unit ⓘ |
| activeInCentury |
1st century BCE
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1st century CE ⓘ 2nd century CE ⓘ |
| allegiance | Rome ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Legio IX
ⓘ
Legio IX Hispana ⓘ Legio Nona Hispana ⓘ
linked to:
Legio IX Hispana
|
| commandedBy |
Emperor Claudius (as supreme commander)
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Gnaeus Julius Agricola ⓘ Julius Caesar ⓘ |
| conflictParticipationStatus | participated in multiple Roman civil and foreign wars ⓘ |
| country | Roman Empire ⓘ |
| culturalRole | symbol of lost Roman legion in British popular culture ⓘ |
| disappearanceStatus | uncertain ⓘ |
| documentedInSource |
Caesar’s Commentarii de Bello Gallico
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linked to:
Gallic Wars
Roman military diplomas ⓘ inscriptions from Britain ⓘ works of Tacitus ⓘ |
| hasEmblemStatus | uncertain ⓘ |
| hasReputation | elite legion in early Imperial period ⓘ |
| hasTitle | Hispana ⓘ |
| historicalDebate | extent and location of its final destruction or disbandment ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Latin ⓘ |
| lastSecureAttestationDate | early 2nd century CE ⓘ |
| lastSecureAttestationPlace | Britannia ⓘ |
| legionNumber | 9 ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Roman army ⓘ |
| namedAfter | number nine ⓘ |
| notableFor |
association with modern legends about its fate
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mysterious disappearance from historical records ⓘ service in Roman Britain ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Claudius’ invasion of Britain
ⓘ
Roman conquest of Britain ⓘ |
| partOf | Roman legions in Britain ⓘ |
| popularizedBy |
2010 film "Centurion"
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linked to:
Centurion
2011 film "The Eagle" ⓘ Rosemary Sutcliff’s novel "The Eagle of the Ninth" ⓘ
linked to:
The Eagle of the Ninth
various modern historical novels about Roman Britain ⓘ |
| possibleFate |
destroyed in Britain
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destroyed in a later eastern campaign ⓘ transferred to the Rhine frontier ⓘ |
| stationedIn |
Britannia
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Eboracum ⓘ Germania ⓘ Hispania ⓘ
linked to:
Hispania (probable)
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| titleOrigin | service in Hispania ⓘ |
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Subject: Ninth Legion Description of subject: The Ninth Legion is a legendary Roman legion, often associated with its mysterious disappearance from historical records and popularized in modern fiction about Roman Britain.
Referenced by (4)
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