Draconarius
Sign in to savethumb|right|300px|Reenactment of Draconarius at the Roman Festival 2013, Augusta Raurica The draconarius was a type of signifer who bore a cavalry standard known as a draco in the Roman army.
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- Subclass of
- signifer
- Image
- Draconarius - Roman Cavalry Reenactment - Roman Festival at Augusta Raurica - August 2013.JPG
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- Commons category
- Draconarius
- described by source
- Pauly–Wissowa
- used by
- Roman army
- class of object(s) of occurrence
- draco
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Name
- Dragon ensign
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thumb|right|300px|Reenactment of Draconarius at the Roman Festival 2013, Augusta Raurica The draconarius was a type of signifer who bore a cavalry standard known as a draco in the Roman army.
== Name == Strictly speaking, the word draconarius denotes the bearer of the military standard on which a dragon was represented. The term passed into Christian usage, and was applied to the bearer of the labarum in battle, and also to cross-bearers in church processions.
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