Birthday of the Eagle
| Author | : Richard J. Brewer |
| Publisher | : National Museum Wales |
| Total Pages | : 240 |
| Release | : 2002 |
| ISBN-10 | : 0720005140 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9780720005141 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (141 Downloads) |
Download or read book Birthday of the Eagle written by Richard J. Brewer and published by National Museum Wales. This book was released on 2002 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of the most important festivals for a Roman legion was the birthday of the eagle, which celebrated the anniversary of the legion's foundation. For the Second Augustan Legion, based in Caerleon, this was 23 September, birthday of the Emperor Augustus. The National Museum celebrated this date for ten years with a prestigious lecture. These lectures, tracing the life and history of the Legion and related topics, became of international renown, and are finally available as an anthology, beautifully produced in hardback with new illustrations.
