The primary account of the martyrdom of Maurice and the Theban legion occurs in a letter addressed by Eucherius, bishop of Lyons c. 434-50, to a fellow bishop, Salvius. This relatively brief document has attracted a degree of scholarly attention out of all proportion to its length, the purpose of which has been to investigate its historical basis. There are those who believe with varying degrees of certainty that there is a historical basis to the story which Eucherius relates, that there did indeed exist a group of Theban soldiers who were executed in the Alps during the early years of the reign of Emperor Herculius Maximianus because they refused, for religious reasons, to obey his commands. However their arguments have left many unconvinced. Denis Van Berchem's thorough examination of the story has raised many doubts about its veracity, and many commentators now incline to believe, with him, that no such martyrs ever existed.
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机译：莫里斯（Maurice）和底班（Theban）军the难的主要记载是在里昂斯（Lyons）主教尤谢里乌斯（Eucherius）致信中。 434-50，给一位主教萨尔维乌斯（Salvius）。这份相对简短的文件引起了学术界的广泛关注，其长度不一而足，其目的是研究其历史基础。有些人以不同程度的确定性相信Eucherius所说的故事有历史基础，确实存在一群在赫库里乌斯·马克西米安努斯皇帝统治初期在阿尔卑斯山被处决的Theban士兵。因为他们出于宗教原因拒绝服从他的命令。但是，他们的论点使许多人难以置信。丹尼斯·范·贝赫姆（Denis Van Berchem）对这个故事的透彻审视使人们对其故事的真实性提出了许多疑问，许多评论员现在倾向于与他一起相信，从来没有这样的烈士。
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