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A figure of an equestrian draconarius from the time of the Roman Empire - photo no 1. A figure of an equestrian draconarius from the time of the Roman Empire - photo no 2. A figure of an equestrian draconarius from the time of the Roman Empire - photo no 3. A figure of an equestrian draconarius from the time of the Roman Empire - photo no 4. A figure of an equestrian draconarius from the time of the Roman Empire - photo no 5. A figure of an equestrian draconarius from the time of the Roman Empire - photo no 6. A figure of an equestrian draconarius from the time of the Roman Empire - photo no 7. A figure of an equestrian draconarius from the time of the Roman Empire - photo no 8. A figure of an equestrian draconarius from the time of the Roman Empire - photo no 9.

Roman Horseman

The figurine entitled "The Roman Horseman" was made in 1:32 (54 mm - 2.13 in) scale. The work received a distinction at the 10th Lublin Model Meetings in October 2015.

The photos represent a figure of the draconarius, the standard bearer of the Roman cavalry. The word draconarius means a person carrying a banner on which a dragon is depicted. Originally it was the emblem of the Daks, defeated by the Romans during the reign of Emperor Trajan (at the turn of the 1st and 2nd centuries CE). Not all banners had dragon heads. Some looked like the heads of fish, wolves, and even dogs. The image of the animal was probably being made of wood upholstered with copper sheets. Some sources say it was being made of bronze or silver. It had also an attached fabric in the shape of a pipe, waving in the wind.

And where did the foreign symbols in the Roman army come from? So the Roman army mainly had cavalry consisted of mercenaries. Roman citizens served in cavalry only in the first centuries of the Roman Republic. Later, the cavalry was recruited from soldiers from the Roman-controlled provinces with equestrian traditions. These soldiers used to formed units called "auxilia", which were to support the main forces of foot legions. The banner with the dragon was probably introduced into the Roman army by the Sarmatian troops and became the banner of the cohort, just as the eagle was the mark of the legion..


Sources:

  • http://www.imperiumromanum.edu.pl/wojsko/jednostki-armii-rzymskiej/kawaleria-rzymska/
  • http://histmag.org/armie-swiata-starozytnego-7-armia-rzymska-w-okresie-poznej-republiki-II-I-w.-p.n.e.-cz.-1-5414
  • https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auxilia
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Draconarius
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Draco_(military_standard)
  • http://www.fectio.org.uk/articles/draco.htm

18 Nov 2015

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Photographer: Ender

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