Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—R

Roman Birds

Eagles; so called because the ensign of the Roman legion was an eagle.

“Romanas aves propria legionum numina.” —Tacitus.

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
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