A handbook of legendary and mythological art (1872)
Waters, Clara Erskine Clement, 1834-1916 · New York, Hurd and Houghton · leaf 243
St. Maurice).The legend of St, Mauriceand the Theban Legion isone of the most ancient of alllegends, and has been so re-ceived as to have almost thesame importance, as if it werea strictly historical fact. TheTheban Legion was so calledbecause levied in the Thebaid,It was composed of 6,666 men,all… … (Ilemsbirk.) St. Maurica ILLUSTRATED IN ART. 227 vras about to enter Gaul, he ordered this legion to accompany himthither. NVlien they had passed the Alps the legion was divided : a partwent to the Rhine, and the remainder halted on the banks of LakeGeneva. Here Maximin ordered a great sacrifice to…
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