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  1. Aquilifer<\/a><\/li>
  2. Draconarius<\/a><\/li>
  3. Imaginifer<\/a><\/li>
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    \n Signifer<\/em> with bear skin. <\/div>\n \n \n <\/div>\n

    Signifer<\/em> was the most common ensign of Roman legions. He carried the signum<\/em>, i.e. a military banner with the emblem of a given cohort<\/a> or centuria<\/a>.<\/p>\n

    Signum<\/em> was usually in the shape of a raised hand placed on a pole.
    In addition, legions had symbolic iconic symbols, most often a symbol with the image of an eagle. This sign was usually a plaque with     legion<\/a> markings and a metal hand on top, attached to a metal pole, covered with circular emblems, with a laurel wreath.<\/p>\n

    Signifer was easily recognized during the battle. He had a wolf<\/a>, bear (signifer<\/em> legionary<\/a>) or lion (signifer<\/em> pretorian) skin on the open helmet, paws tied on his chest. Signifer auxiliares<\/em>, or auxiliary troops, put on the skin of a bear, but without a muzzle. Trumpeters equipped with trumpets and horns performed similarly. These skins, combined with the eternal magic associated with animals and totemism, were obviously to be a source of power.<\/p>\n

    The role of the ensign was extremely dangerous, because the soldier had to stand in the first row and could only protect himself with a small round shield. The loss of the mark was a disgrace to the soldiers. In the event of inevitable defeat, signifer<\/em> saved the mark by, for example, breaking an eagle from a shaft.<\/p>\n

    In the Roman Republic, signifer<\/em> referred to all types of bearers, but during the Empire, signifer<\/em> was just one of many types of signiferi<\/em>, which also included :<\/p>\n