The Signifer Signifer: A signifer was a standard bearer of the
Roman Legions. He carried a signum (standard) that was the military
emblem of his unit. The signifer had a dangerous position in
battle- he had to stand in the first rank. For my peep, I used felt
to depict his animal headdress, with a decorative toothpick to
resemble the signum and a silver-colored toothpick to represent his
small sword. He is also wearing crepe paper as his uniform.
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Aquilifer Aquilifer: Derived from aquila (eagle), the aquilifer
was a senior signifer whos job was to display the eagle standard of
a Roman legion- a VERY important job, since losing the eagle
standard was a huge disgrace. The eagle was considered the most
important possession to the legion. He had no armor, but carried a
parma- a circular shield. My peep has a lollipop with an eagle
sticker to resemble the Roman legions signifer. He has a gumdrop as
a helmet, with a toothpick sword, a drink umbrella as his shield,
and crepe paper as his uniform.
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Legatus Legatus: Generals of the Romany army, legates received
large sums of the armys booty at the end of a campaign. A legatus
had to be a former tribune, who was usually appointed by the
emperor. My legatus peep has a sword, a gumdrop- feather hat to
resemble his helmet, and crepe paper on both his front and back to
serve as his uniform.
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Equites Equites: Equites were members of the equestrian order,
and were referred to as horsemen or cavalry. The rank of an equite
was usually passed from father to son. Equites rode a horse while
carrying a staff and shield, and had head protection. My peep has a
toothpick with a cone on top to represent his staff and a drink
umbrella to represent his shield. He also has a feather in a
gumdrop to represent his helmet, and is riding a horse. Pardon the
horses appearence- he was cold, and was the only realistic looking
plastic horse I could find!
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Sagittarri Sagittarii: Sagitarri were the archers of the Roman
army, located in the infantry or calvary unit. During the
Principate (the first period of the Roman army) about 1/3 of
sagittarii were on horseback, with the other 2/3 on foot. The
sagittarii had wooden longbows with wooden arrows- the archers used
bows as their primary weapon instead of the swords. My peep has a
paperclip as a bow and a colored toothpick as an arrow, with a
gumdrop head, toothpick sword, and crepe paper uniform.
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Group Photo Fabulous Daaaahlings. Fabulous. Look ready chicks.
This could be our big break to make the cover of Chickenteen
magazine! Does this feather make me look fat?