1. That’s peepy cool!! My Peep Project! Katie Kenny

2. The Signifer Signifer: A signifer was a standard bearer of the Roman Legions. He carried a signum (standard) that was the military emblem of his unit. The signifer had a dangerous position in battle- he had to stand in the first rank. For my peep, I used felt to depict his animal headdress, with a decorative toothpick to resemble the signum and a silver-colored toothpick to represent his small sword. He is also wearing crepe paper as his uniform.

3. Aquilifer Aquilifer: Derived from aquila (eagle), the aquilifer was a senior signifer who’s job was to display the eagle standard of a Roman legion- a VERY important job, since losing the eagle standard was a huge disgrace. The eagle was considered the most important possession to the legion. He had no armor, but carried a parma- a circular shield. My peep has a lollipop with an eagle sticker to resemble the Roman legion’s signifer. He has a gumdrop as a helmet, with a toothpick sword, a drink umbrella as his shield, and crepe paper as his uniform.

4. Legatus Legatus: Generals of the Romany army, legates received large sums of the army’s booty at the end of a campaign. A legatus had to be a former tribune, who was usually appointed by the emperor. My legatus peep has a sword, a gumdrop- feather hat to resemble his helmet, and crepe paper on both his front and back to serve as his uniform.

5. Equites Equites: Equites were members of the equestrian order, and were referred to as horsemen or cavalry. The rank of an equite was usually passed from father to son. Equites rode a horse while carrying a staff and shield, and had head protection. My peep has a toothpick with a cone on top to represent his staff and a drink umbrella to represent his shield. He also has a feather in a gumdrop to represent his helmet, and is riding a horse. Pardon the horse’s appearence- he was cold, and was the only realistic looking plastic horse I could find!

6. Sagittarri Sagittarii: Sagitarri were the archers of the Roman army, located in the infantry or calvary unit. During the Principate (the first period of the Roman army) about 1/3 of sagittarii were on horseback, with the other 2/3 on foot. The sagittarii had wooden longbows with wooden arrows- the archers used bows as their primary weapon instead of the swords. My peep has a paperclip as a bow and a colored toothpick as an arrow, with a gumdrop head, toothpick sword, and crepe paper uniform.

7. Group Photo Fabulous Daaaahlings. Fabulous. Look ready chicks. This could be our big break to make the cover of Chickenteen magazine! Does this feather make me look fat?