Legio III Cyrenaica
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Legio III Cyrenaica, was a legion of the Imperial Roman army. The legion had its origins among the forces of Mark Antony during the civil wars of late first century BC. In the Imperial period it was s
Denarius minted by Mark Antony to pay his legions. On the reverse, the aquila of his Third legion.
Roman re-enactors portraying Legio III Cyrenaica.
Aquila (Roman)
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An aquila was a prominent symbol used in ancient Rome, especially as the standard of a Roman legion. A legionary known as an aquilifer, the "eagle-bearer", carried this standard. Each legion carried o
Roman ornament with an aquila (100–200 AD) from the Cleveland Museum of Art
A modern reconstruction of an aquila
Roman imperial eagle from the 2nd century AD, possibly from Trajan's Forum, in the outer portico of the Basilica of the Holy Apostles in Rome
Eagle and weapons from an Augustan-era funerary monument, probably that of Messalla (Prado, Madrid)