Definitions for "Aquila"
A genus of eagles.
A northern constellation southerly from Lyra and Cygnus and preceding the Dolphin; the Eagle.
a constellation in the Milky Way near Cygnus; contains the star Altair
The standard that was carried into battle and was the symbol of the legion. It was highly honoured by the units and they would consider it a great disgrace to have it fall into enemy hands. The carrier of the standard was know as the Aquilifer
The signa militaria were the Roman military ensigns or standards (flags). The most ancient standard employed by the Romans is said to have been a handful (maniple) of straw fixed to the top of a spear or pole. Hence the company of soldiers belonging to it was called Manipulus.
Keywords:  norriss, geoff, baxter, bbc, reynolds
Aquila was a British children's television show which aired on the BBC from 1997 to 1998. An episode was aired once a week, and was based on the story of two boys, Tom Baxter and Geoff Reynolds, who find a spacecraft when digging in a field. It was based on a book by British author Andrew Norriss and set in Bristol.
Keywords:  priscilla, prisca, corinth, rome, paul
Aquila (Gk. Ἀκύλας Akúlas) is the name of a man in the New Testament. He was a Jew from Rome, who with his wife Prisca or Priscilla had settled in Corinth, where Paul stayed with them (Acts 18:2-3). They became Christians and fellow-workers with Paul, to whom they seem to have shown their devotion in some special way (Rom. 16:3-5).
the provincial capital of the Abruzzi region in central Italy
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