{"product_id":"9780689109898","title":"The Legions of the Mist A Novel of Roman Britain - Cockrell, Amanda","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cu\u003eThe Legions of the Mist A Novel of Roman Britain\u003c\/u\u003e by Cockrell, Amanda\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Hardcover with Dust Jacket\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePublished by Atheneum, 1979\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSometime during the beginning of the second century A.D., the Ninth Legion Hispana marched into the mists of Roman-occupied Britain and disappeared forever.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRome erased their name and number from the legionary rolls, and so far no British farmer has turned up a buried graveyard with his plow, to show where they lie.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePerhaps they turned their backs on everything that was of their own world and melted into the native tribes. Perhaps they were ambushed and cut down. All we know for certain is that they vanished as surely as if the ground had opened to swallow them, taking with them their Eagle, the life and honor of the Legion, and leaving behind only a few men who happened to be detached from the HiIspana when it marched out that day.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis novel is history as it may have happened, on the edges of that country where history turns into myth.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWherever the Roman conquers, there he dwells.\u003cbr\u003e-- Seneca\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003csmall\u003eProduct image is for illustration purposes only and may not be an exact representation of the product offered for sale.\u003c\/small\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Atheneum, 1979","offers":[{"title":"The Legions of the Mist A Novel of Roman Britain \/ Good","offer_id":55759296954660,"sku":"9780689109898GD","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0714\/9951\/4148\/files\/public_03c87fcd-27af-4b99-9822-28a666689aa2.jpg?v=1784394458","url":"https:\/\/brookingsbooks.com\/products\/9780689109898","provider":"Brookings Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}