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Other than the ubiquitous "eagle in frontal look" symbol based on the legionary aquila, sometimes I had seen another, less popular "eagle with an olive crown in its mouth" being associated with Rome/Roman culture. What is its origin?

by /u/GammaRhoKT in /r/AskHistorians

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