What is a "Roman Military Standard"?
Roman military standards are certain type of flags or identifying objects that roman soldiers carried to show what legion they where a part of in the roman army. There are a few different types of Roman Military Standards that you should know about; The Aquila, The Manus, The Imago, The Draco and lastly The Vexillum which is what this website will be focusing on. The legionary standards are known to have each been topped by a eagle, but beyond this fact nothing much else is known. As I informed you earlier, they were used primarily by roman soldiers to show what legion they came from but they also may have been picked up by other nations of the time. I hope this website helps you to obtain a greater knowledge of, not only what the roman military standards are, but also about the roman military itself.
Roman military standards are certain type of flags or identifying objects that roman soldiers carried to show what legion they where a part of in the roman army. There are a few different types of Roman Military Standards that you should know about; The Aquila, The Manus, The Imago, The Draco and lastly The Vexillum which is what this website will be focusing on. The legionary standards are known to have each been topped by a eagle, but beyond this fact nothing much else is known. As I informed you earlier, they were used primarily by roman soldiers to show what legion they came from but they also may have been picked up by other nations of the time. I hope this website helps you to obtain a greater knowledge of, not only what the roman military standards are, but also about the roman military itself.
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