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Europe
York, England
The Roman legion that vanished
53.9600° N, 1.0873° W
The Ninth Legion, around 5,000 men, was based in York, then disappears from the records. Wiped out in Britain, or moved and lost elsewhere?
- Best time to go
- May to September
- Fly into
- Manchester (MAN), or 2 hours by train from London
- How long
- 2 to 3 days
- Insider tip
- The Yorkshire Museum holds one of the last known records of the Ninth Legion in Britain; add a day on Hadrian's Wall.
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Folds small for sudden showers on Roman walls and coastlines.
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Dry feet on muddy trails and wet cobbles.
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