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Legio IX Hispana
Legio IX Hispana, the Ninth Spanish Legion, was a Roman legion based at York (Eboracum) from AD 71. Last attested in AD 108, it vanished from records by the 165 legion list; theories include destruction in Britain, transfer to Nijmegen, or loss in the East.
Legio VII Gemina
Legio VII Gemina was a Roman legion founded in 68 AD, permanently based at León in Hispania from 74 AD; its fortress gave rise to the city.
Legion
Legion: the heavy-infantry formation of the Roman army, also called Roman legion, organized in cohorts, maniples, and centuries; 6,000-man classical strength, paired with non-citizen auxilia, deployed heavily along the Danube and reshaped into smaller late-imperial units.
Legion (2010 film)
Legion is a 2010 American supernatural action-horror film directed by Scott Stewart, starring Paul Bettany as the archangel Michael, who defies God's order to bring on the Apocalypse.
Legion (demons)
Legion (Greek legeon, from Latin legio) is the collective name spoken by the demons possessing the Gerasene demoniac in Mark 5, Luke 8; a multitude, not a single demon, cast into a herd of pigs.
Legion (Marvel Comics)
Legion (David Charles Haller), Marvel Comics mutant created by Chris Claremont and Bill Sienkiewicz in New Mutants #25 (1985); son of Professor X with dissociative identity disorder, each personality holding a different power; adapted as FX's Legion (2017-2019) starring Dan Stevens.
Legion (TV series)
Legion is an American television series created by Noah Hawley for FX, based on Marvel's Legion character, running three seasons from 2017 to 2019 with Dan Stevens.
Legion Field
Legion Field, nicknamed "The Old Gray Lady," is a football stadium in Birmingham, Alabama, opened in 1927, which hosted the Iron Bowl for decades and the UAB Blazers from 1991 to 2020.
Legion of Boom (Seattle Seahawks)
Legion of Boom (L.O.B.), Seattle Seahawks' famed early-2010s secondary of Kam Chancellor, Earl Thomas, Richard Sherman, and Brandon Browner; fan-named in 2012, it anchored defenses that allowed the fewest NFL points 2012-2015 and won Super Bowl XLVIII 43-8.
Legion of Doom
Legion of Doom, DC Comics supervillain team opposed to the Justice League; originated in the 1978 Challenge of the Super Friends cartoon with Lex Luthor and the Hall of Doom base; later comic versions led by Luthor began in Justice League Vol 4 #1 (2018).
Legion of Honour
Legion of Honour (Légion d'honneur), France's highest order of merit, founded by Napoleon Bonaparte 19 May 1802; five degrees, motto Honneur et Patrie, 125,000-member cap, open to civilians and foreigners.
Legion of Merit
The Legion of Merit is a United States military decoration awarded to U.S. and friendly foreign service members for exceptionally meritorious conduct, established July 20, 1942.
Legion of Super Heroes (TV series)
Legion of Super Heroes is an American animated series, produced by Warner Bros. Animation, in which teenage superheroes from the 31st century recruit a young Superman.
Legion of Super-Heroes
Legion of Super-Heroes (LSH), DC Comics' 30th/31st-century teen super-team, debuted in Adventure Comics #247 (1958) by Otto Binder and Al Plastino with Cosmic Boy, Saturn Girl, and Lightning Lad; repeatedly rebooted after Crisis on Infinite Earths, relaunched September 2026 by Joshua Williamson and Hayden Sherman.
Legion of Super-Villains
The Legion of Super-Villains is a DC Comics supervillain team, enemies of the Legion of Super-Heroes. Debuting in Superman #147 (August 1961) with Lightning Lord, Cosmic King, and Saturn Queen, later led by Tarik the Mute, Nemesis Kid, Superboy-Prime, and Saturn Queen; distinct from the Legion of Doom.
Legionary
A legionary, or legionarius, was a citizen heavy infantryman of a Roman legion, the core of Rome's armies from the late Republic into the early Empire.
Legionella
Legionella is a genus of Gram-negative intracellular bacteria causing Legionnaires' disease and Pontiac fever; L. pneumophila (water systems) and L. longbeachae (potting soil) cause over 95% of cases, named after the 1976 Philadelphia American Legion outbreak.
Legionella pneumophila
Legionella pneumophila, cause of Legionnaires' disease and Pontiac fever, is a Gram-negative intracellular water bacterium identified after the 1976 Philadelphia American Legion outbreak; it causes about 90% of cases and uses the Dot/Icm secretion system.
Legionnaire hat
The legionnaire hat is a sun-protective cap with a front visor and a flap covering the ears and neck, standard for children in Australia and the UK.
Legionnaires' disease
Legionnaires' disease, also called legionellosis, is severe pneumonia caused by Legionella bacteria inhaled from contaminated water aerosols. Named after the 1976 American Legion convention outbreak in Philadelphia; incubation 2–10 days, mortality 5–10%, no vaccine.
Legislative appointment of state supreme court justices
Legislative appointment is a judicial selection method in which a state legislature chooses supreme court justices, now used fully only in South Carolina and Virginia.
Legislative Assembly (France)
The Legislative Assembly (Assemblée législative) was France's unicameral legislature under the 1791 Constitution, 745 deputies, October 1791 to September 1792, ending with the monarchy's fall and the National Convention.
Legislative Assembly of Alberta
The Legislative Assembly of Alberta, also called the Assembly or House, is Alberta's unicameral legislature: 87 MLAs from 87 constituencies, first elected in 1905, passing laws and holding the Premier and Executive Council accountable.
Legislative Assembly of Ontario
Legislative Assembly of Ontario: unicameral provincial legislature of 124 elected MPPs meeting at Queen's Park, Toronto. Passing bills with Royal Assent, holding government to account; differs from other provinces by having no upper house.
Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island
The Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island is PEI's unicameral provincial parliament, 27 MLAs in 27 districts, dating to 1773, seated in Province House since 1847, with responsible government granted in 1851.
Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories
The Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories is Canada's 19-seat, non-partisan consensus legislature in Yellowknife; MLAs elect the Premier, Speaker, and Cabinet publicly, a system shared only with Nunavut.
Legislative chamber
A legislative chamber is the room where a parliament or legislature meets to debate and vote, with its seating shape seen as influencing the politics within.
Legislative Commission
The Legislative Commission (Уложенная комиссия) was a body convened by Catherine II in 1767 to draft a new code of laws, uniting nobles, townspeople, and peasants.
Legislative Council of Hong Kong
Legislative Council of Hong Kong (立法會, LegCo), the HKSAR legislature under Basic Law Articles 66-79. Founded 1843 under British rule; since 2021 has 90 members: 40 Election Committee, 30 functional, 20 geographical seats.
Legislative Yuan (立法院)
The Legislative Yuan (立法院) is Taiwan's unicameral national legislature, one of the five yuans of the ROC government, founded in 1928 in Nanjing, fully re-elected since 1992, with 113 seats and lawmaking, budget, and confirmation powers.