Theban Legion
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The Theban Legion figures in Christian hagiography as a Roman legion from Egypt —"six thousand six hundred and sixty-six men" — consisting of Christian soldiers who were martyred together in 286, acco
A detail of a contemporary Russian Orthodox icon depicting certain martyrs of the Theban Legion, including Victor of Solothurn (first from bottom left) and Saint Maurice (second from bottom left)
Statue of Saint Maurice; leader of the Theban Legion.
Coptic icon of Theban Legion
Saint Gereon of the Theban Legion and soldier companions, Stefan Lochner, c. 1440
Thebes, Egypt
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Thebes, known to the ancient Egyptians as Waset, was an ancient Egyptian city located along the Nile about 800 kilometers south of the Mediterranean. Its ruins lie within the modern Egyptian city of L
Theban Legion
…the chief among the Legion's saints. Their feast day is held on September 22. According to Eucherius of Lyon, c. 443–450, the Legion was garrisoned at Thebes in Egypt. The Legion was quartered in the East until the emperor Maximian ordered them to march to Gaul, to assist him against the rebels of Burgundy…
Pillars of the Great Hypostyle Hall, in The Holy Land, Syria, Idumea, Arabia, Egypt, and Nubia
The Theban Necropolis
Serekh of Intef I inscribed posthumously for him by Mentuhotep II
Statue of Mentuhotep II, 11th dynasty ruler, originated from Thebes, southern Egypt.