Roman Standards & Standard-Bearers 2 - AD 192-500 (D'Amato Raffaele (Author))(Paperback / softback)

This book draws upon the latest research to identify, explain, and illustrate the standards used by the Roman armies of the Late Empire. The Late Roman Empire was a period of significant change in the designs of standards and in the costumes of standard-bearers. During the middle decades of the chaotic 3rd century, evidence confirms the continued use of the old legionary eagle and the signa of the old cohorts and centuries, alongside flags and Imperial images. The two major trends over the later generations were the adoption of Christian symbols on standards (e.g. Constantine the Great's Chi-Rho), and the proliferation of different types of flags. This had begun in the late 2nd century with the adoption of the "barbarian" dragon standard, the windsock-shaped draco, which continued to be displayed, alongside various other flags in the Greek-speaking
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