vexillum
Sign in to savethumb|The only extant Roman vexillum, 3rd Century AD. Pushkin Museum|Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, Russia.|alt= The vexillum (; : vexilla) was a flag-like object used as a military standard by units in the Roman army. A common vexillum displayed imagery of the Roman aquila on a reddish backdrop.
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- Instance of
- military colours
- Subclass of
- banner
- Image
- PraetorianVexillifer 1.jpg
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- Commons category
- Vexilla
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
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Encyclopedic overview
7 sectionsContents
- Use in Roman army
- Appearance
- General and later use
- See also
- In taxonomy
- References
- External links
thumb|The only extant Roman vexillum, 3rd Century AD. Pushkin Museum|Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, Russia.|alt= The vexillum (; : vexilla) was a flag-like object used as a military standard by units in the Roman army. A common vexillum displayed imagery of the Roman aquila on a reddish backdrop.
==Use in Roman army==
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