Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—T

Theban Legion

The legion raised in the Thebaïs of Egypt, and composed of Christian soldiers, led by St. Maurice. This legion is sometimes called “the Thundering Legion” (q.v.).

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
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