-
translated the
Hebrew as fig-faun,
adding to the
original the
adjective ficarii,
possibly following in this the
pagan idea which,
supposing that figs incline...
- in the 1040s, says that the
Dusii are
those whom the
Romans call
Fauni ficarii. The
adjective ficarius comes from ficus, "fig," and is
applied to Faunus...
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legions and
auxiliary units, but also of centurions, standard-bearers, bene
ficarii –
units attached to the legatus's
bodyguard and armourers, One of the most...
