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Heraldry is therefore seen as a foreign concept, and is widespread mostly in the Ionian and Aegean Islands (former Venetian and Genoese possessions) and among the families of Phanariot origin Ancient Greeks were among the first civilizations to use symbols consistently in order to identify a warrior, clan or a state.
The introduction of the blue shield with the white cross as the heraldic device to represent Greece occurred on 26 February [O.S. 7 January] 1833, [13] when the regency council which was governing Greece on behalf of its first king, Otto, announced the official design for the coat of arms.
[Pa 5] "Talking" (canting) coats of arms have been around since the birth of the coat of arms, even if a prejudice, caused by their proliferation in modern times, makes them seem less ancient and less noble than the others. At least one-fifth of medieval coats of arms are canting arms. [Pa 3] [29] Emblems of fiefs also seem to have ancient origins.
Heraldry developed in the High Middle Ages based on earlier traditions of visual identification by means of seals, field signs, emblems used on coins, etc. Notably, lions that would subsequently appear in 12th-century coats of arms of European nobility have pre-figurations in the animal style of ancient art (specifically the style of Scythian art as it developed from c. the 7th century BC).
In classical and late antiquity wreaths or crowns (Ancient Greek: στέφανος, romanized: stéphanos, lit. 'wreath', 'crown'; Latin: corona, lit. 'wreath', 'garland', 'chaplet') usually made of vegetation or precious metals were worn on ceremonial occasions and were awarded for various achievements. The symbolism of these different types ...
Middlesex Heraldry Society (1976–2012) now disbanded – it published a newsletter (The Seaxe). Oxford University Heraldry Society (founded 1835, but fell into desuetude in the 1930s). After attempted revivals it is now active again. [1] White Lion Society (1986– ) Norfolk Heraldry Society is being disbanded.
The Archaeological Society of Athens (Greek: Εν Αθήναις Αρχαιολογική Εταιρεία, romanized: En Athínais Archaiologikí Etaireía) is an independent learned society. [1] Also termed the Greek Archaeological Society, it was founded in 1837 by Konstantinos Bellios, just a few years after the establishment of the modern ...
Pages in category "Society of ancient Greece" The following 45 pages are in this category, out of 45 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.