2 Films & TV Shows Set In Scotland During Ancient History

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  The Eagle

  Scotland England 🇮🇹 Italy The 2nd Century

  The destiny of a soldier. The honour of a slave. The fate of an empire. — In 140 AD, twenty years after the unexplained disappearance of the entire Ninth Legion in the mountains of Scotland, young centurion Marcus Aquila arrives from Rome to solve the mystery and restore the reputation of his father, the commander of the Ninth. Accompanied only by his British slave Esca, Marcus sets out across Hadrian's Wall into the uncharted highlands of Caledonia - to confront its savage tribes, make peace with his father's memory, and retrieve the lost legion's golden emblem, the Eagle of the Ninth.

  Released in 2011 • 114 minutes
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  Centurion

  Scotland 🇮🇹 Italy The 2nd Century

  History is written in blood — Britain, A.D. 117. Quintus Dias, the sole survivor of a Pictish raid on a Roman frontier fort, marches north with General Virilus' legendary Ninth Legion, under orders to wipe the Picts from the face of the Earth and destroy their leader, Gorlacon.

  Released in 2010 • 97 minutes