03-29-2013, 09:18 AM
Hi, on origins just looking at the photo on page 2 of this thread by PhilusEstilius (great pic by the way) if at first they started with a long range archery contest then that Draco would definitely tell any horse archers gathered around to aim a little to the left as it looks a bit breezy that day. And yes it would also tell the archers on the other side but maybe with Steppe cultures that was the point and battles started off so individuals could show off their archery skills and their individual bravery in the face of enemy fire and retold later on over a few jugs of fermented mare's milk (Sort of "Here I am give it your best shot" attitude might have been the norm).
But whoever invented Draco standard maybe when Roman vexillations were sent elsewhere the legionary standard (eagle) I assume would stay at the home base so Draco would have become popular with individual cohorts to instill unit pride in the absence of Eagle.
But whoever invented Draco standard maybe when Roman vexillations were sent elsewhere the legionary standard (eagle) I assume would stay at the home base so Draco would have become popular with individual cohorts to instill unit pride in the absence of Eagle.
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Michael Kerr
Michael Kerr
Michael Kerr
"You can conquer an empire from the back of a horse but you can't rule it from one"
"You can conquer an empire from the back of a horse but you can't rule it from one"
