Standard of the 15th Legion Apollinaris - Vexillum of The Apollo's Fifteenth Legion

by Serge Averbukh

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$3,500

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40.000 x 40.000 inches

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Standard of the 15th Legion Apollinaris - Vexillum of The Apollo's Fifteenth Legion

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Serge Averbukh

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Digital Art - Digital Painting

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Introducing ‘Rome’ Collection by Serge Averbukh, showcasing new media paintings of various artifacts and symbols of ancient Rome. Here you will find pieces featuring Standard of the 15th Legion Apollinaris - Vexillum of The Apollo's Fifteenth Legion (Legio quinta decima Apollinaris).
Legio quinta decima Apollinaris ("Apollo's Fifteenth Legion") was a legion of the Imperial Roman army. It was recruited by Octavian in 41/40 BC. The emblem of this legion was probably a picture of Apollo, or of one of his holy animals, such as Griffin.
XV Apollinaris is sometimes confused with two other legions with the same number: An earlier unit which was commanded by Julius Caesar and met its end in North Africa in 49 BC, and a later unit that was present at the Battle of Philippi on the side of the Second Triumvirate and then sent east. Octavianus (later Emperor Augustus) raised XV Apollinaris in order to end the occupation of Sicily by Sextus Pompeius, who was threatening Rome's grain supply. After the Battle of Actium, where the legion probably gained its epitaph Apollinaris, it was sent to garrison Illyricum, where it probably remained until 6 BC, though it might have seen action in the Cantabrian Wars.

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March 21st, 2019

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