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This section contains screen and radio items directed at children on the theme of ancient Rome. Entries include details of creator, year of broadcast, genre and, where relevant, number of episodes.

Entries also are tagged according to subject matter, such as ‘gladiators’, ‘slavery’, ‘Boudicca’, ‘Roman Britain’ etc., and searches may be conducted by any of these elements.  

Title: Eagle of the Ninth

Creator: Bill Craig, Donald Bull and Arden Winch Series: Eagle of the Ninth Genre: Drama, History, War Year: 1977 Seasons/Episodes: 1 Season, 6 Episodes
Link: Visit Website Tags: Empire, Britons, Celts, Slavery, Army, Gladiators

Description: In Britannia in 130, a young Roman officer named Marcus Flavius Aquila and his freed slave Esca search for the Ninth Legion's gold eagle standard, which vanished with the legion 13 years earlier.