- 1950).
Aquilifers carried a
small circular shield called a
parma that
could be
strapped on if
their hands were
already full (Allen 1908).
Aquilifers were...
-
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...
-
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...
-
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...
- for
protection of
marching columns and to
provide security to legions.
Aquilifer –
Bearer of the
legionary eagle. Ala – a
military formation composed of...
- 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...
-
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)...
- far more rarely. Thus "eagle-bearers" (ὀρνιθόβορας),
descendants of the
aquilifers of the
Roman legions, are
still attested in the 6th
century military manual...
- make a
terrifying noise when galloping. Clan of
Ostoja Dacian warfare Aquilifer Imaginifer Vexillarius Smith &
Cheetham 1875, p. 579.
Tyrwhitt 2005, p...
- 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...
