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en-wikipedia-org-6626		Vexillum - Wikipedia			.html	text/html	1434	280	67	Military standard of the Ancient Roman army The vexillum (/vɛkˈsɪləm/; plural vexilla) was a flag-like object used as a military standard by units in the Ancient Roman army. Use in Roman army[edit] Just as in the case of the regimental colors or flags of early modern Western regiments, the vexillum was a treasured symbol of the military unit that it represented and it was closely defended in combat. It is sometimes reported that the vexillum of the Ancient Roman Republic was red in color and had the letters SPQR (which means "the Senate and People of Rome") in yellow on it,[citation needed] however "it is difficult to find any evidence that they were ever on military flags carried by the army."[4] For example, a vexillum is used by the Legion of Mary as the term for its standards. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Vexillum. Categories: Ancient Roman military standards	./cache/en-wikipedia-org-6626.html	./txt/en-wikipedia-org-6626.txt