Questions and CORRECT Answers
wich legion did these roman soldies belong to - Correct Answer- to the second legion
why were the roman soldiers present in the british towns - Correct Answer- some british still
had not accepted the roman rules
what town were they going to - Correct Answer- isca dumnoniorum/Exeter
what had happend to the legion of Marcus's father? - Correct Answer- it had marched beyond
hadrian's wall to fight british tribes and was never heard of again
why had marcus asked to be posted in britain - Correct Answer- his uncle lived there and he
wanted to find more about the ninth legion
who is drusillus - Correct Answer- marcus'second-in-command
how did marcus react to the cows outside the fort's wall? why? - Correct Answer- he got all
the soldiers ready because he did not trust the situation
who attacked the fort - Correct Answer- the british tribesmen
why was the mist a problem - Correct Answer- smoke signals could not be seen by the
soldiers in durnum so they would not come to help
why did marcus leave the fort - Correct Answer- to help his patrol soldiers
how did marcus get wounded - Correct Answer- he attacked the driver of a chariot in an
attempt to stop the attack on his soldiers
what was the concequence of marcus' wound - Correct Answer- he could no longer be a
soldier
, where did marcus go - Correct Answer- to his uncle's house
who sat down next to marcus at the arena - Correct Answer- uncle aquila's neighbors
what was the neighbor girl's reaction to the game - Correct Answer- she was horrified
how did marcus save the gladiator's life - Correct Answer- by giving the thumbs up sign
why didn't esca escape on the way to marcus - Correct Answer- he knew it was marcus, the
one wh had saved his life, that he was coming to
how does marcus get a wolf cub - Correct Answer- esca rescued the cub during the hunt and
gve it to marcus
what does esca know about Marcus's father's legion - Correct Answer- he saw them come by,
dissapear and never come back
why does cottia hate living with her aunt - Correct Answer- her aunt wants her to live and act
like a roman
what story doe docte galarius tell about his friend - Correct Answer- that he was an eye doctor
who was able to travel wherever he wanted
how is eburacum connected to the ninth legion - Correct Answer- this was their home
why doe marcus wants to go to the north - Correct Answer- because the legate thinks that one
of the tribes might have the eagle
what use would a tribe have for the eagle - Correct Answer- they could put it in their holy
place and it would make a young man strong in war