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The signiferi of the Roman legions were the ranks entrusted with various tasks to do with standard-bearing. Early in the Roman Republic the single rank '' signifer'' performed all these tasks but later in the Empire the tasks became more specialist with different ranks created for specific tasks, including the aquilifer (eagle standard bearer for the whole legion), imaginifer (bearer of the portrait of the god-like Emperor), and the ''
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draconarius
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. T ...
'' (bearer of a cavalry standard).
See also
* Aquilifer * Signifer * Imaginifer * Vexillarius *Draconarius
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. T ...
References
*{{cite book, author=George Eden Marindin, title=A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, url=https://archive.org/details/adictionarygree00marigoog, year=1890, publisher=J. Murray, page801
} Military ranks of ancient Rome Ancient Roman titles