Roman's sacred shield

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In ancient Rome , the ancilia ( Latin , singular ancile ) were twelve sacred shields kept in the Temple of Mars . According to legend , one divine shield fell from heaven during the reign of Numa Pompilius , the second king of Rome . He ordered eleven copies ...

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Ancile \An*ci"le\, n. [L.] (Rom. Antiq.) The sacred shield of the Romans, said to have-fallen from heaven in the reign of Numa. It was the palladium of Rome.

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n. (context historical Roman antiquity English) The sacred shield of the Ancient Romans, said to have fallen from heaven in the reign of Numa. It was the palladium of Rome.