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The labarum () was a vexillum ( military standard ) that displayed the " Chi-Rho " symbol < big >☧</ big >, formed from the first two Greek letters of the word " Christ " (, or Χριστός ) — Chi ( χ ) and Rho ( ρ ).
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labarum and was
It is true that usage of the labarum was not restricted to Asturias, and, moreover, dates back to the time of Constantine the Great ( who used this symbol during the battle of Battle of the Milvian Bridge ).
Most prominent among the early Byzantine flags was the labarum.
Another one of these symbols was a labarum piercing a dragon, a serpent.
The chi-rho was adopted on a banner, the labarum, upheld on a vexillum, which resembled a Christian cross, and in time the motto became associated with the Cross all over Europe.
This richly ornamented standard was called labarum.
The religious aspect of the conflict was reflected in Licinius drawing up his battle lines with images of the pagan gods of Rome prominently displayed, whilst Constantine's army fought under his talismanic Christian standard, the labarum.
labarum and vexillum
Technically, the word labarum is Latin for a type of vexillum, a military standard with a flag hanging from a horizontal crossbar.
labarum and military
Eusebius then continues to describe the labarum, the military standard used by Constantine in his later wars against Licinius, showing the Chi-Rho sign.
Eusebius also left a description of the labarum, the military standard which incorporated the Chi-Rho sign, used by Emperor Constantine in his later wars against Licinius.
labarum and standard
Constantine used the Chi Rho on his standard and his coins showed a labarum with the Chi Rho killing a serpent.
Emperor Constantine's labarum, a standard incorporating the wreathed Chi-Rho, from an antique silver medal.
His legions, who were victorious, fought under the " labarum ", a standard with the first two Greek letters of Christ's name.
labarum and Chi-Rho
* labarum, the Chi-Rho monogram of Christ
The labarum, often called the Chi-Rho, is a Christian symbol representing Christ.
labarum and symbol
The labarum, an amalgamation of the two Greek letters rendered as ☧, is a symbol often used to represent Christ in Catholic, Protestant, and Orthodox Christian Churches.
The symbol of the fraternity is the labarum and men of Alpha Chi Rho are commonly called Crows.
labarum and from
However, Father Fidel Fita thought the relation reversed, labarum being adapted from Basque in Octavian Augustus ' time.
Licinius had developed a superstitious dread of the labarum and forbade his troops from attacking it, or even looking directly at it.
labarum and two
The larger of the two strainers is engraved with the labarum and alpha and omega, their outlines traced with tiny straining holes.
labarum and Greek
When fused within a single typespace with the Greek letter Rho, it is called the labarum and used to represent the person of Jesus Christ.
labarum and word
The etymology of the word labarum is unclear ;< ref > Nevertheless,
labarum and ).
Some historians connect it with the labarum, the Imperial flag of Constantine the Great ( r. 306 – 337 ).
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