The Lost Legion

Everything Everywhere Daily

Gary Arndt

History, Education

4.8 • 1.8K Ratings

🗓️ 4 August 2025

⏱️ 14 minutes

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One of the most legendary legions in the history of the Roman military was the Legio IX (nonam) Hispana, or the Ninth Spanish Legion. They served under Pompey the Great and later with Julius Caesar in Gaul. They later served Augustus and were pivotal in the conquest of Britain under Emperor Claudius. Then at some point, they simply disappeared. There was never a mention of them again in the historical record. For almost 2000 years, it has been one of the world’s greatest historical mysteries. Learn more about the missing Legion and what might have happened to them on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Sponsors Newspapers.com Get 20% off your subscription to Newspapers.com Quince Go to quince.com/daily for 365-day returns, plus free shipping on your order! Mint Mobile Get your 3-month Unlimited wireless plan for just 15 bucks a month at mintmobile.com/eed Jerry Compare quotes and coverages side-by-side from up to 50 top insurers at jerry.ai/daily. Subscribe to the podcast! https://everything-everywhere.com/everything-everywhere-daily-podcast/ -------------------------------- Executive Producer: Charles Daniel Associate Producers: Austin Oetken & Cameron Kieffer Become a supporter on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/everythingeverywhere Update your podcast app at newpodcastapps.com Discord Server: https://discord.gg/UkRUJFh Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/everythingeverywhere/ Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/everythingeverywheredaily Twitter: https://twitter.com/everywheretrip Website: https://everything-everywhere.com/ Disce aliquid novi cotidie Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	One of the most legendary legions in the history of the Roman military was the Legio
0:04.5	Nonum Hispana, or the ninth Spanish Legion. They served under Pompey the Great, and later
0:10.2	with Julius Caesar and Gaul. They served Emperor Augustus and were pivotal in the conquest of
0:14.6	Britain under the Emperor Claudius. And then, at some point, they simply disappeared. There
0:20.5	was never a mention of them again in the historical record.
0:23.2	And for almost 2,000 years, it's been one of the world's greatest historical mysteries.
0:28.1	Learn more about the missing legion and what might have happened to them on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.
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