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The Best Episodes of The Eagle of the Ninth Season 1

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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.

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    The Eagle of the Ninth Season 1 Episode 1 - Frontier Fort
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    #1 - Frontier Fort

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    Obsessed with discovering the fate of his father's lost legion, Marcus arrives in Britain to take command of a frontier fort. He makes friends with Cradoc, a British warrior, and all seems peaceful. Then, on the night of the full moon, the tribes rise in rebellion to attack the fort.

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  2. The Eagle of the Ninth Season 1 Episode 2 - Esca
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    #2 - Esca

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    Badly wounded in the battle, Marcus is discharged from the legion, his soldiering at an end. He goes to recuperate with his uncle Aquila in Calleva. There he saves Esca, a British gladiator, from death in the arena, and from him he hears of the lost legion.

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  3. The Eagle of the Ninth Season 1 Episode 3 - Across the Frontier
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    #3 - Across the Frontier

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    His wound healing after a painful operation, Marcus considers where his future now lies. A Roman commander visiting his uncle tells him of a rumour that the Caledonian tribes are about to rise and that the Eagle of the Ninth is in their hands. Marcus and Esca go north to recover it.

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  4. The Eagle of the Ninth Season 1 Episode 4 - The Lost Legion
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    #4 - The Lost Legion

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    After months of searching, Marcus and Esca meet Guern, the hunter. Now living as a British tribesman, Guern confesses that he was once a centurion with the Ninth, and tells them how the legion was annihilated. Later, at a tribal ceremony, Marcus sees the Eagle.

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  5. The Eagle of the Ninth Season 1 Episode 5 - The Wild Hunt
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    #5 - The Wild Hunt

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    Marcus learns of the legion's last stand and meets the man who killed his father. He conspires with Esca to steal the Eagle but fleeing with it, they discover the tribesmen are close behind them.

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  6. The Eagle of the Ninth Season 1 Episode 6 - Valedictory
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    #6 - Valedictory

    S1:E6

    With the help of the centurion turned British tribesman Guern, Marcus and Esca manage to evade the Epidii and escape across Hadrian's Wall with the Eagle. Having returned to Roman territory, Marcus seeks to reassemble the Ninth Legion.

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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"Frontier Fort" is the best rated episode of "The Eagle of the Ninth" season 1. It scored /10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 9/4/1977. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "Esca".