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  1. thundering legion

    During a contest with the invading Marcomanni, the prayers of some Christians in a Roman legion are said to have been followed by a storm of thunder, lightning, and rain, which tended greatly to discomfit the enemy; and hence the legion received the name in 174.

Etymology and Origins

  1. Thundering Legion

    The name ever afterwards borne by that Roman legion which, A.D. 179, overthrew the power of the Alemanni by defeating them during a thunderstorm, which was thought to have been sent to them in answer to the prayers of the Christians.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of thundering legion in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of thundering legion in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

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