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Byzantine flags and insignia. For most of its history, the Eastern Roman (Byzantine) Empire did not use heraldry in the Western European sense of permanent motifs transmitted through hereditary right. [1] Various large aristocratic families employed certain symbols to identify themselves; [1] the use of the cross, and of icons of Christ, the ...
The medieval Christian flags with different kinds of crosses (Latin, Templars, St. John's or arrow-head cross', St. Andrew's or saltire, 'nailed", etc.) linked the knights with the church. It was a religious symbol of Christian 'holy wars' or crusades which invigorated and united the enemies of Islam.
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This flag is therefore a western interpretation of the Byzantine flag. WARNING: This flag is a unique combination of the Byzantine and the Genoese flags, hence it is not the "Byzantine flag". Use either File:Byzantine imperial flag, 14th century, square.svg or File:Byzantine imperial flag, 14th century.svg for the latter.
Summary. Description Byzantine imperial flag, 14th century.svg. English: The Byzantine imperial ensign (βασιλικόν φλάμουλον), as depicted in the 14th-century Castilian Book of All Kingdoms, and described in the Treatise on Offices by the mid 14th-century Byzantine writer Pseudo-Kodinos as being hoisted on imperial naval vessels.
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Map of the Byzantine Empire, 1025 AD.PNG: Author: 1025AD.svg: This image was created in May 2006 by JMPerez. It is based on Map of the Byzantine Empire, 1025 AD.PNG created by Bigdaddy1204 in January 2006. derivative work: Akeosnhaoe; Other versions: Zoomed in
Crimée byzantine; Empire byzantin; Empire byzantin sous les Doukas; Usage on gl.wikipedia.org Iliria; Usage on he.wikipedia.org קרב סוונדכס; הסכסוך הביזנטי-גאורגי; Usage on it.wikipedia.org Progetto:Laboratorio grafico/Immagini da migliorare/Archivio risolte/7; Usage on oc.wikipedia.org Edat Mejana; Usage on sk ...