Condensed and adapted by Patrick Genna from http://www.legionxxiv.org/signum Originally published in The Vexilloid Tabloid #33, April 2012 The website above, home to a Roman Army re-enactor group in Pennsylvania, has an extensive gallery of images of replica military equipment, including flags and vexilloids. The 24th Legion “defends the Frontiers of Ancient Rome in the Mid-Atlantic Province of… Continue reading Learning from Roman Army Re-Enactors
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The Vexillum: The Original Vexilloid
Vexillology: The study of flags. Coined by Whitney Smith in 1957, as a combination of the Latin word Vexillum and the Greek suffix -ology. Vexillum (pl. vexilla): In ancient Rome, a square military banner hung from a crossbeam carried on a staff. It's the diminutive of velum ("sail"), itself derived from Proto-Indo-European *weg- (“to weave a web”) or *weǵʰ- (“to ride”), thus… Continue reading The Vexillum: The Original Vexilloid
Portland Flag Association 