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  • The name fulminatrix was not given to the legion on this occasion, but there existed since the time of Augustus (Dion Cassius, LV, xxiii) a legio fulminata or fulminea, probably called thus from the representation of lightning on their armour.

    The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 14: Simony-Tournon 1840-1916 1913

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  • Interesting, though neither shocking nor electrifying (see example).

    September 11, 2014