Roman SPQR Military Eagle Ancient Rome Pin Pinback Badge Gold Plated - gold

Roman military pin badge with an ancient Roman eagle and the motto SPQR below. Wear it as a tie tack, collar pin, hat pin, or bag pin. Celebrate your affinity with ancient Rome and the pledge which unified the Roman military.

The initials SPQR (Senatus Populusque Romanus), meaning "the Senate and people of Rome" were put on buildings, army standards and coins. It was the mark of the Roman Empire that can still be seen today on buildings in Rome.

• This Roman Eagle pin badge is made from gold plated pewter and is supplied on a pin with clasp. 
• Measures 1 1/8 in W x 5/8 in H x 1/16 in thick.
• The information on the reverse of the card explains how Rome grew from a small town into a powerful city and empire.
• Quality is suitable for a historical costume, professor's neck tie or teaching children about ancient times.

Rome was originally a small town on the banks of the Tiber River in the west of Italy. Though Rome owed its prosperity to trade in the early years, it was war which would make the city a powerful force in the ancient world. The Roman army battled first against its tribal neighbors and Etruscan towns within Italy, and later came to dominate the Mediterranean and at its height the provinces of Britannia and Asia Minor. With this conquest came new Roman laws, roads, architecture, coins, cloths and jewelry.