Title:
The Draco

Description:
The earliest draco (dracones) found in Dacia dates back to the fourth century BC, the dacians used the Draco as their millitary standard. They considered themselves "Sons of Light" and had the draco made from three colors, red - representing morning, yellow - representing the noon and blue - representing the dusk. After the occupation of Dacia the Romans enlisted the Dacians into their army. The Dacian Cohort's spread through all the empire, in Britannia the dacians were assigned the defending of Hadrian's wall. The Romans adopted the draco as their millitary standard. Legio XIII gemina which stationed at Apullum (present day Alba Iulia, Romania) had a draco made with the tail in three colors, blue, yellow and red. This is the origin of the Romanian flag. Some of the Dacian Units of the Roman Empire: Ala I Ulpia Dacorum - stationed in Syria Cohors I Ulpia Dacorum - stationed in Syria Cohors I Ala Dacorum miliaria - stationed in Britannia, at Amboglanna Cohors II Augusta Dacorum p (ia) f(idelis) miliaria equitata - stationed Teutoburgium, in Pannonia Cohors II Aurelia Dacorum - stationed in Pannonia Cohors gemina Dacorum miliaria - stationed in Moesia Inferior Vexillatio Dacorum Parthica - stationed in Parthia Vexillationes Daciscae - stationed in Dacia http://www.enciclopedia-dacica.ro/armata_daca/dracones.htm Tags: Draconarius Roman Legionnaire Dacian Cohort Hadrian's wall Britannia Sarmatians Sarmati Sarmatae Sarmizegetusa Dava Regia Cohors I Dacorum Army Armies Military Romeni Rumeni Roumanie Rumanien

Author:
AlexanderXVI

Tags:
Blue, Dacians, Draco, Dracones, Empire, Flag, Gemina, Legio, Red, Roman, Romania, Romanian, Rome, Standard, Stindard, XIII, Yellow,