from the ends ofwhich hung purple ribbons ending in silver ivy-leaves. The shaftwas adorned with a number of decorations, by the nature of whichthe legionary signa are distinguished from those of the praetorians.At the top of the legionary standard we find sometimes a small 1 On PL XXXVII is… … Anderson. M. Aurelius receiving the homage of barbarian captives. 212 WAR chap, in flag or vexilhim with an oval shield fastened thereon, sometimesan open hand (which has been explained as symbolical of fidelityand therefore appropriate to such legions as bore the title piafidelis, but is perhaps…
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