Legio IX - York's Lost Legion

The Lost Legion was founded in 2003 to recreate the lives of soldiers of the Roman Army for public demonstrations and living history displays and our primary objectives are to educate, entertain and promote the Roman influence and culture in the city of York.

We can give talks on many aspects of Roman army life, and will sometimes spend a day or weekend living like our ancient counterparts did on campaign.

One of our main functions is to parade through the streets of York during the summer as a tourist attraction, presenting a visual and verbal portrayal of life at York nearly 2,000 years ago, the highlight of which is the annual York Roman Festival.

Our aim is presenting and illuminating the life of a Roman soldier in Britain, by way of informative and interactive experiences for all ages.

If you would like to contact the Lost Legion for any reason please email enquiries@lostlegion.org.uk