The real fate of the IX Legio

Rating: Null/10 (23 September 2010)

The real fate of the 9-th is not known, however, although it was indeed present in Britain just before Hadrian wall was built there, it is now believed by most scholars that it was later transferred to the east of the empire, which was a much more important part to the romans than Britain. The fact is that names of several high officers of the Ninth who cannot have served earlier than the alleged destruction of the ninth in Britain, are noted in later references, is clear indication that the legion was not destroyed but transferred. It may have been destroyed some 15 years later, during the Jewish revolt of Simon ben Kosiba (132-136) in which several others Roman legions were wipe-out too, the revolt in which almost half of an entire roman army was involved and eventually, was crushed by General Julius Severus fromBritain, has also put to the end the name Judea, replacing it by Syria Palaestina, which two thousand years later, claimed by the new arrivals: the Palestinians, as their ancient homeland.