"The Wargaming Possibilities of Rome’s Lost Ninth Legion" Topic
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Tango01  | 26 Sep 2025 4:18 p.m. PST |
"What could have happened to the IXth? Was their ultimate fate so mundane that it wasn't even worth recording, or so shameful that it was never spoken of again? Before we get too much deeper into rampant speculation, it's probably best to figure out a set of plausible locations, times and enemies that could have seen the IXth legion's end. In my mind there are three main possibilities worth discussing, as well as an intriguing, but unlikely, fourth…"
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 John the OFM | 26 Sep 2025 4:50 p.m. PST |
How about…. The bureaucrats just forgot about them?
To me that's far more likely.
The men kind of wandered off, and then, since nobody was sending in reports, nobody followed up. 🤷 |
 miniMo | 26 Sep 2025 7:29 p.m. PST |
And then an enterprising bureaucrat figured the payroll could just be pocketed rather than forwarded to the last known address. |
| John the OFM | 26 Sep 2025 8:52 p.m. PST |
Thus setting a precedent. Unless it was already commonplace. I don't remember if any of our classical historians covered that. 🙄
I seriously doubt that Livy or Plutarch would stoop to discussing such travesties. |
| Zephyr1 | 27 Sep 2025 2:58 p.m. PST |
The IXth Legion wasn't 'lost', it's just often mistaken for the XIth Legion (because the 'IX' on the IXth's standard somehow flipped over, becoming an 'XI', hence the confusion.)
It's true, look up the records for the XIth Legion; It's TWICE the size than it's supposed to be… ;-) |
| John the OFM | 27 Sep 2025 5:43 p.m. PST |
I'll take your word for it, while also decrying Roman Numerals.
The only thing they should be used for is Super Bowls. |
| Tango01 | 27 Sep 2025 10:02 p.m. PST |
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 Wolfshanza | 27 Sep 2025 10:10 p.m. PST |
Legio IX Infernales. Anyone remember that ? |
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finishes his 40mm Norse Gods project.
