Mystery of The Disappeared Roman Legion
But you may amaze about hearing that there is no record about the 9th Roman Legion. It’s considered to be a vanished legion. According to the existing rare records, this legion was to be established in Roman conquered Britain. Further, it’s stated that this legion was sent to suppress a riot in Caledonia; where it’s assumed to be someplace in Scotland. The legion disappeared during that mission. What happened to it?
What historians believe today is, this Roman Legion was to be massacred by Caledonian rebels and records about this Legion were to be destroyed according to the orders of higher Roman officials. Historians further state that this action was taken by Roman higher officials to keep the dignity and integrity of their Roman legions and empire.
Caledonians attacking the 9th Legion
Anyway, after the tragic end of this proud 9th legion which was once commanded by Julius Caesar, citizens started to believe some bad luck on number 9. Over history, it was popularized number nine as a weird number.