The classic image of a Roman eagle with outspread wings, carved in relief within a pediment. The original slab was unfortunately recut for use as a building-stone. Now in the Yorkshire Museum, York
It is a common belief that, back in the days of the Romans, one of their legions was destroyed by the ancestors of the Scots, variously described as Caledonians or, more often, Picts. The story crops up in print and online from time to time, and if we scratch away at the surface, it is usually a vague memory of Rosemary Sutcliff ’s book The Eagle of the Ninth that lies behind it. However, this appeal to a work of fiction as the ultimate source of the tale doesn’t seem to deter its proponents.
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