Origin and history of the American flag and of the naval and yacht-club signals, seals and arms, and principal national songs of the United States, with a chronicle of the symbols, standards, banners, and flags of ancient and modern nations (1917)
Preble, George Henry, 1816-1885, Asnis, Charles Edward · Philadelphia, N. L. Brown · leaf 87
und, and assigned to each his proper quarters, whichthey did by erecting flags {vexillas) of different colors. Tlie placefor the generals tent was marked with a white flag. Each century, or at least each maniple, had its proper standardand standard-bearer. The standard of a manipulus in the time… … Uomaii St.imlards round or oval shield, on wliich were represented the images of war-like deities, as ]\Iars or MiiuMva, and in later times of the emperorsor (if their favorites. Hence the standards were calltMl tnniirrin Irgi-onuin, and worsliipped with religious adoration. There were…
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