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| − | Nobody-- absolutely nobody-- beat the Romans when it came to systematically picking an enemy force apart with surgical precision and skill! Our fighting company is based loosely on the many myths and legends surrounding one legion in particular, the Roman 9th Spanish Legion, which disappeared from history in 109 A.D. Formed by Juilius Caesar, and later re-formed by Augustus, the Ninth was comprised of Spanish and British citizens of the Empire and served it with distinction for 150 years. | + | Nobody-- absolutely nobody-- beat the Romans when it came to systematically picking an enemy force apart with surgical precision and skill! Our fighting company is based loosely on the many myths and legends surrounding one legion in particular, the Roman 9th Spanish Legion, which disappeared from history in 109 A.D. Formed by Juilius Caesar, and later re-formed by Augustus, the Ninth was comprised of Spanish and British citizens of the Empire and served it with distinction for 150 years. The unit was likely destroyed in battle in Brittania in 109, but several legends have it that the Ninth survived, fighting its was across Britannia and Germania and carving a swath through the barbarian tribes that were then sapping the strength of the Empire. The legends differ on the reason for the Ninth's long journey-- some say it was a vain attempt to find safe passage back home through enemy lands, or to find a land where its legionaires could live free from Roman domination, or even to complete some super-secret mission on behalf of the Emperor. |
"Our" Legio VIIII Hispania studies the movement and fighting skills of the early- to mid- Imperial Era, and as a sideline we also experiment with siege weapons and other machinery of war, but in keeping with the historical Ninth's foreign-born makeup, we aren't really 'Roman' in character beyond that. All types of personas are welcome. We've been known to accept a bar-bar into the ranks, and maybe even an elf or two. | "Our" Legio VIIII Hispania studies the movement and fighting skills of the early- to mid- Imperial Era, and as a sideline we also experiment with siege weapons and other machinery of war, but in keeping with the historical Ninth's foreign-born makeup, we aren't really 'Roman' in character beyond that. All types of personas are welcome. We've been known to accept a bar-bar into the ranks, and maybe even an elf or two. | ||
Revision as of 16:43, 19 May 2008
Nobody-- absolutely nobody-- beat the Romans when it came to systematically picking an enemy force apart with surgical precision and skill! Our fighting company is based loosely on the many myths and legends surrounding one legion in particular, the Roman 9th Spanish Legion, which disappeared from history in 109 A.D. Formed by Juilius Caesar, and later re-formed by Augustus, the Ninth was comprised of Spanish and British citizens of the Empire and served it with distinction for 150 years. The unit was likely destroyed in battle in Brittania in 109, but several legends have it that the Ninth survived, fighting its was across Britannia and Germania and carving a swath through the barbarian tribes that were then sapping the strength of the Empire. The legends differ on the reason for the Ninth's long journey-- some say it was a vain attempt to find safe passage back home through enemy lands, or to find a land where its legionaires could live free from Roman domination, or even to complete some super-secret mission on behalf of the Emperor.
"Our" Legio VIIII Hispania studies the movement and fighting skills of the early- to mid- Imperial Era, and as a sideline we also experiment with siege weapons and other machinery of war, but in keeping with the historical Ninth's foreign-born makeup, we aren't really 'Roman' in character beyond that. All types of personas are welcome. We've been known to accept a bar-bar into the ranks, and maybe even an elf or two.
Legio VIIII Hispania was formed by Maccalus Caerwent Ex in 2008. As a new fighting company, most of our history has yet to be written.
