Roman legion
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- noun
- /ˈroʊmən ˈliːdʒən/
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legión romana
- Val Gardena's modern history begins with the arrival of the Roman legions in 15 B.C.
- defeat of the Roman legion
- Roman legions marched
Conceived in conscious imitation of the Roman legions, eagle standard soldiers regarded these totems with reverence and devotion.
- Conceived in conscious imitation of the Roman legions, eagle standard soldiers regarded these totems with reverence and devotion.
Examples
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The tough tribes living in the Lebanon Mountains had long plagued the city, and Beirut's inhabitants welcomed two Roman legions as protection.
Academic text (2011) -
These fierce warriors and their leader Aria Vistas would challenge the Roman legions and provide Caesar with another opportunity to prove his mettle.
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It"s otherwise ambiguous, but at the time, a Roman legion was about 2,000 men.
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The Carthaginians defending the city... ...were attacked by three Roman legions.
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If the story was true, then they should move with haste to assist the nearest Roman legion while there was still time.
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The settlement, likely founded by Jews or Samaritans in the second half of the first century, covered about 15 acres and was located next to a Roman legion base.
Academic text (2007) -
All hail the commander of His Majesty's Roman legions, the brave and noble Marcus Vindictus, who returns to Rome after winning a great victory over the Cretins at Sparta.
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The Carthaginians defending the city were attacked by three Roman legions.
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Finally, first-century Jewish society was devastated in 70 A.D. when Roman legions under Titus sacked Jerusalem.
Synonyms
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A large group of soldiers in ancient Rome who fought together
How Big
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is compositionally transparent: 'Roman' (pertaining to Rome) simply modifies 'legion' (a large military unit), so the phrase denotes a division of soldiers belonging to ancient Rome. This is a concrete, cross-linguistically regular semantic combination, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents can reliably infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
Roman legion names a big group of soldiers in ancient Rome. Imagine thousands of men marching in rows under one banner — that strong image explains why legion came to mean 'a large, disciplined unit of Roman soldiers'.