Niederbieber Draco

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Carole Raddato
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published on 18 January 2021
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The Draco standard of Niederbieber, the only fully preserved draco military standard. This copper alloy object was discovered in the Limes fortress of Niederbieber in Germany. The Draco was adopted first into the Roman cavalry during the 2nd century CE. Landesmuseum Koblenz, Germany.

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Carole Raddato
Carole maintains the popular ancient history photo-blog Following Hadrian, where she travels the ancient world in the footsteps of Emperor Hadrian.

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Raddato, C. (2021, January 18). Niederbieber Draco. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/13318/niederbieber-draco/

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Raddato, Carole. "Niederbieber Draco." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified January 18, 2021. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/13318/niederbieber-draco/.

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Raddato, Carole. "Niederbieber Draco." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 18 Jan 2021. Web. 25 Dec 2024.

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