Draco (military standard)
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Carolingian cavalrymen from the 9th century with a draco standard
A draco was a Roman cavalry military standard borne by a draconarius. It was the standard of the cohort as the eagle was that of the legion.
In Europe, the dragon was originally a Dacian emblem. It is believed that Romans adopted it from the Dacians, after their defeat or from the Parthians — according to Fiebiger.
Draco took the form of a gaping wolf's head and mouth formed from cast metal, to the end of which was attached a 'body' of cloth or silk fabric in the form of a windsock. When charging, the body would billow out behind the head. It is also thought that the draco was sometimes fitted with a whistle of some form, since there are descriptions of it making a howling sound when borne into battle.
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References
- Scott-Giles, Charles Wilfrid (1957). The romance of heraldry. Dutton.
- Yust, Walter (1953). Encyclopaedia britannica: a new survey of universal knowledge:. Encyclopaedia Britannica.
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