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- noun Plural form of
legionary .
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Examples
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The heart of the Roman army consisted of the heavy infantrymen, that is, the legionaries.
The Spartacus War Barry Strauss 2009
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The heart of the Roman army consisted of the heavy infantrymen, that is, the legionaries.
The Spartacus War Barry Strauss 2009
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The heart of the Roman army consisted of the heavy infantrymen, that is, the legionaries.
The Spartacus War Barry Strauss 2009
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The heart of the Roman army consisted of the heavy infantrymen, that is, the legionaries.
The Spartacus War Barry Strauss 2009
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Now fourteen somewhat under-strength cohorts, the wretched men who had lived through it swallowed both fear and pride to work frantically at becoming the kind of legionaries Crassus demanded.
Fortune's Favorites McCullough, Colleen, 1937- 1993
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My own twenty legionaries were close to hand and in readiness.
Chapter 17 2010
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Exported around the empire by legionaries, harpastum involved keeping possession of a ball by skipping tackles and passing to team‑mates.
Six Nations 2011: Stadio Flamino dig to reveal Roman 'City of the Dead' 2011
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The procession arrived at the Coliseum where Julius Caesar (Padre John Ledgerwood) was crowned and the legionaries fought the Britons.
The Roman Holiday 2010
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After the band came an elephant, Nubians, dancing girls and legionaries.
The Roman Holiday 2010
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Thus Caesar ordered his legionaries or Cleopatra her slaves.
DARKWATER W.E.B. DU BOIS 2004
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