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Roman Legionary Eagle (Aquila), Brass, Tin-Coated

The aquila, the golden eagle standard of a Roman legion, carried genuine quasi-religious importance for the ordinary soldier, representing the Eagle of Jove and the collective honour of the entire legion.

Carried by a legionary known as the aquilifer and normally leaving camp only when the whole legion marched, losing the aquila was considered so shameful that Rome went to extraordinary lengths to recover one if lost — spending decades retaliating after three eagles fell into Germanic hands following the Teutoburg Forest disaster of 9 AD. No genuine legionary aquila is known to survive today.

This reproduction is cast in brass and tin-coated, comes without pole, part of our Roman heritage range.

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The aquila, the golden eagle standard of a Roman legion, carried genuine quasi-religious importance for the ordinary soldier, representing the Eagle of Jove and the collective honour of the entire legion.

Carried by a legionary known as the aquilifer and normally leaving camp only when the whole legion marched, losing the aquila was considered so shameful that Rome went to extraordinary lengths to recover one if lost — spending decades retaliating after three eagles fell into Germanic hands following the Teutoburg Forest disaster of 9 AD. No genuine legionary aquila is known to survive today.

This reproduction is cast in brass and tin-coated, comes without pole, part of our Roman heritage range.

  • Material: Brass, tin-coated
  • Note: Comes without pole

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