'The V. legion founded by Caesar is an extremely important and infamous legion in the history of Rome. Fast, unexpected and cruel.
In this work of Tamás Náray a black background with infinite depth meets the curious eye of the viewer, a background that is actually the lifeless scene left behind after fatal battles. The frame is divided into two distinct surfaces: the Lower German and Upper German regions. The outposts, strongly highlighting the Roman defense lines and moats, are illustrated by red surfaces with gradual shrinking as foreshadowment of the approaching doom. In the colors used by the Hungarian artist a reference to current German colors can also be discovered.' prof.dr. Valeriano Venneri

'This legion, whose symbol is the boar, is called the ‘legion of the ‘strait’, a word that also refers to closeness and brotherhood. The most interesting part of the piece is the continuous waving effect across the three levels, achieved with special coloring and structural solutions, in the middle of which a blood-colored figure sinks its tentacles: Rome occupies the rich valley of the Euphrates.
Tamás Náray builds up the three-layered surface with excellent sense and expertise: he creates unique, recognisable textures with the combination of the painter's knife and various brushes. His signature technique is the gilding; something that is known to him in countless forms.
The number ‘three’ is present as an almost constant compositional element in his works, not unlike a kind of higher perception of the infinite plane of time.' prof.dr. Valeriano Venneri

'Tamás Náray paints the picture of the third Cyrene legion (Egypt) using special details, with colors of the divine will, the inexhaustible gold of the Egyptian civilization, and the gloom of the troops' military history. The blood-red flow of the central motif stands for the rebirth of ‘everything’, the holy chalice, the lotus flower, or the grail: i.e. the female womb.
The III. Legion is the most significant of all legions: it reveals and transports the Egyptian culture and its architecture - obelisks and colonnades - to the most distant parts of the European continent, however the most tragic battles and loves of all time also originate from here. Egypt is the land of sunlight-sent divine knowledge, knowledge and will that have already constructed the order of the world thousands of years ago. The darkening bars penetrating the golden surface represent the outer layers of the lotus flower of existence and the seven levels of consciousness.'  prof.dr. Valeriano Venneri

'The last piece of the ‘Legion Series’ has two defining elements: an ominous, darkening sky above, full of unrest and tension, and a field below, standing as an invitation to the boundless, sun-drenched African lands. The brilliant idea of the Hungarian artist is to use a red square to symbolize earthiness and a red sphere to depict the divine - so important to the Romans - and the flight of birds in the sky (like the eagle, as a symbol of the empire). Much like in geometry, these are two elements that complement rather than oppose each other.' prof.dr. Valeriano Venneri