04-24-2006, 11:52 PM
Avete People,
I am looking for the sources on the use of animal standards in the imperial roman army other than the aquila: there figures a ram standard (identifying LEGIO I MINERVIA) at Trajans column, but that is the only clear source I could find...
Could it be that this type of standard was also a type of the "Imago"?
Some of the books just state that "some legions may have used also standards with zodiacal signs" or something like that.
But what are the sources ?
Thanks in advance,
sebastiaan,
LXG
I am looking for the sources on the use of animal standards in the imperial roman army other than the aquila: there figures a ram standard (identifying LEGIO I MINERVIA) at Trajans column, but that is the only clear source I could find...
Could it be that this type of standard was also a type of the "Imago"?
Some of the books just state that "some legions may have used also standards with zodiacal signs" or something like that.
But what are the sources ?
Thanks in advance,
sebastiaan,
LXG
a.k.a. Sebastiaan. "Timeo Danaos et doughnuts edentes" ;-)