04-02-2013, 07:03 PM
Quote: The only writer I know of who gives an even semi-detailed description of a draco is Ammianus Marcellinus, and the context is a triumphal parade in 357. So this is a late reference, where the draco becomes the emperor's personal (and purple) standard.Arrian does too, and others have more decriptions.
http://www.fectio.org.uk/articles/draco.htm (scroll down)
Quote:Basically, everything discussed on this thread would seem as an "opinionated guess." :unsure:Alas, much is, but not all.
Quote:[..] the draco, at the origin of its evolution, was a wind sock used by bow-oriented cultures, not a flag or banner. :whistle:I agree, but as a multi-functional object.
Robert Vermaat
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THE CAUSE OF WAR MUST BE JUST
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