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Hereupon the emperor issued a decree forbidding the persecution of the Christians and to the Twelfth Legion he gave the surname of fulminata, or fulminea, that is, "thundering."
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 14: Simony-Tournon 1840-1916 1913
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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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