Five thousand men completely disappeared and were never seen again. In 210 AD a Roman army encountered Northern Britain and completely vanished along with their cherished standard, the Eagle.
The Eagle symbolized what Rome stood for, the pride and strength of winning battles, for to lose a battle was shameful and embarrassing.
The leader of this army, the Ninth Legion, was father to Marcus Flavius Aquila, and he was determined to defend his father’s honor, acquire the standard and deliver it to Rome. So, he requested to be the commander of Britain. Where Marcus would be highly criticized and unappreciated because his father was the one who was responsible for the disappearance of the Eagle and the five thousand men.
With a strong sense of pride need to defend the honor of his people and himself, he finds himself in a battle instantly after his induction into Britain, where the outcome of the battle leaves him wounded and unable to rein …show more content…
This explains the battles that Marcus went through and the fact he put himself in the battles while on the pursuit of the Eagle and the fact he allowed his slave to be free just to return the Eagle not knowing what would happen to himself because of his physical condition. It is evident that Marcus’s relationship with Esca is a positive element of the film, even from the beginning when Marcus saves his life when watching him in the stadium battle and he convinces the crowd to save his life. This relationship continues to grow when he takes Esca on the journey of the Eagle and when Esca was freed but returns to Marcus with the legionaries to save his life. The two of them seem to grow having complete different beliefs and they work through their differences together and build a
The Eagle symbolized what Rome stood for, the pride and strength of winning battles, for to lose a battle was shameful and embarrassing.
The leader of this army, the Ninth Legion, was father to Marcus Flavius Aquila, and he was determined to defend his father’s honor, acquire the standard and deliver it to Rome. So, he requested to be the commander of Britain. Where Marcus would be highly criticized and unappreciated because his father was the one who was responsible for the disappearance of the Eagle and the five thousand men.
With a strong sense of pride need to defend the honor of his people and himself, he finds himself in a battle instantly after his induction into Britain, where the outcome of the battle leaves him wounded and unable to rein …show more content…
This explains the battles that Marcus went through and the fact he put himself in the battles while on the pursuit of the Eagle and the fact he allowed his slave to be free just to return the Eagle not knowing what would happen to himself because of his physical condition. It is evident that Marcus’s relationship with Esca is a positive element of the film, even from the beginning when Marcus saves his life when watching him in the stadium battle and he convinces the crowd to save his life. This relationship continues to grow when he takes Esca on the journey of the Eagle and when Esca was freed but returns to Marcus with the legionaries to save his life. The two of them seem to grow having complete different beliefs and they work through their differences together and build a