- An
aquilifer (Latin: [aˈkᶣɪlɪfɛr], "eagle-bearer") was a
soldier signifer bearing the
eagle standard of a
Roman legion. The name
derives from the type...
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general Gaius Marius. Each
legion had an eagle, or aquila,
carried by an
aquilifer; Vexillum, the
emblem of a legion, cohors,
numerus or
detachments of such...
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especially as the
standard of a
Roman legion. A
legionary known as an
aquilifer, the "eagle-bearer",
carried this standard. Each
legion carried one eagle...
- for
protection of
marching columns and to
provide security to legions.
Aquilifer –
Bearer of the
legionary eagle. Ala – a
military formation composed of...
-
soldiers would be
referred to as a quaternion.
Aquilifer: a
single position within the legion. The
aquilifer was the legion's
standard – or
aquila (eagle)...
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portrait made from
beaten metal. It was
carried only in the
leading cohort.
Aquilifer Vexillarius Draconarius Yann Le
Bohec (28
October 2013). The Imperial...
- top of the
helmet decorated with
animal fur, such as a lion or wolf.
Aquilifer Signifer Imaginifer Draconarius D’Amato,
Raffaele (2018-01-25). Roman...
- six
centuries of 80 men. It was the
unique honour of the
first cohort's
aquilifer to
carry the legion's aquila, or eagle,
standard into battle,
which possessed...
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signifer was just one of a
number of
types of signiferi,
which also
included aquilifers (responsible for the legion's aquila),
imaginifers (who
carried an image...
- epitaphs. One such
epitaph was set up in Corduba,
Roman Spain, by an
aquilifer (legionary standard-bearer)
named Marcus Septicius on
behalf of himself;...
