Disputatio:Signum manipuli

Latin

Signum manipuli fuit signum utriusque centuriae (manipuli) legionisque. Verbum 'manipulus' fuit signum militare alternum vexilli exercitus Romani derivaturque ex 'manipulus' stramenticius [1]imposita in culmine asseris, id est etiam, signficante milites pertinentes ad eandem manus. Fuit solum unum signum per manipulum. Primum, signa fuerunt aquila, equus, aper, minotaurus. Postea factus est solum Aquila discedente aliis.[2]

English

The sign (standard) of the maniple was a sign(standard) of both the century (of the maniple) and of the legion. The word manipulus was a military sign other than the vexillus army derived from 'manipulus',a handful of straw, placed on tope of a pole, i.e., soldiers belonging to the same team. There was only one sign per maniple. At first the standards were the eagle (the Aquila), the wolf, the minotaur, the horse and the boar. In time there was only the eagle while the rest were abandoned.--Jondel (disputatio) 23:43, 19 Iulii 2017 (UTC)