That is 100% the enemy formation. Likely Goths based on the limited information in the cartoon. (Shield shape and pikes)
In the Roman military, the aquilifer (eagle-bearer) was responsible for carrying the legion’s eagle, a vital symbol of the legion’s honor and religious importance. The eagle was a quasi-religious object, and its loss to the enemy was considered a great disgrace.
The aquilifer’s responsibility to protect the eagle was so paramount that they would often be killed in battle rather than allow the eagle to fall into enemy hands.
I think that she is throwing it into the enemy formation.
That is 100% the enemy formation. Likely Goths based on the limited information in the cartoon. (Shield shape and pikes)
In the Roman military, the aquilifer (eagle-bearer) was responsible for carrying the legion’s eagle, a vital symbol of the legion’s honor and religious importance. The eagle was a quasi-religious object, and its loss to the enemy was considered a great disgrace.
The aquilifer’s responsibility to protect the eagle was so paramount that they would often be killed in battle rather than allow the eagle to fall into enemy hands.