12-01-2010, 11:13 PM
Based on the text from Ammianus then the Eruli and Batavians carried a Vexillum - although as I found in my study on this topic, we have to be careful using literary evidence for "technical" Roman military issues. Often authors use general language or insert one 'catch-all' term that is not precise. For example Greek writers often use Doryphoros to describe bodyguard units without saying whether they are Praetorians or Equites etc etc.
The same can be true with military standards where signum or vexillum, despite being actual standards, can be used in a much broader sense.
The same can be true with military standards where signum or vexillum, despite being actual standards, can be used in a much broader sense.
