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This is the first historical miniature army I painted in miniatures. Β It was the army of the Emperor Nikephoros II Phokas. Β The company TTG (Table Top Games) made the figures and they were absolutely fantastic.
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This is just a guess, but a lot of Turkic/steppe allies of the Byzantines used the Sun-Moon symbol. It later became associated with Islam, but is also found elsewhere.
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It actually predates them, and appears in a lot of cultures.
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That's no surprise. I know the Chinese had them too. Interesting!
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what means the moon and the star?, is like the muslim symbol
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Nothing to do with Islam-except that Islam is only one of very many cultures throughout history who used it.This symbol is however one of the oldest in human history-as can be expected from something which could anybody seen everywhere around the globe as a dominant of sky.Symbol of half moon alone or a half moon combined with star or sun was also widely used by many europeian and asian cultures during antiquity-including ancient Greeks and Romans.On Roman shields half moon,stars and sun belonged to the most favority subjects to use as a decoration on shields.Half moon and a star are documented as a symbol of the old Greek collony of Byzantion already from the times there was not yet even a Roman Republic around and later it become symbol of the Constantinople(rebuilt and much expanded Byzantion) and in a sense also one of the symbols for the Roman Empire which was massivelly used on coins and also on flags and military shields.If you know how the flag of Ottoman Empire and current modern Turkish state looks like...its actually a flag of Constantinople originally,using exactly the same motives and colors-white half moon and a star on a red field.In Roman variation it existed also as a yellow half moon and a star on a blue field but red and white combination was dominantly used already before Ottomans adopted that symbol for themselves.
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Wow, I didn't expect to find someone who actually new the origins of Constantinople's flag. In fact it originates in the ancient Greek city of Byzantium, and it's the symbol of the Goddess Hecate and her cult. Constantinople inherited it along with the city, and the Turks inherited when they sacked the city.
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Wow you are really well versed in Constantinople history and their symbology....... I am not very versed in that part of history, but is quite interesting!
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Term I personally dislike since it is manipulative and was directly created to be manipulative.
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Oh don't you like the term Byzantine? It makes sense the term since the capital of the empire was Byzantium, but OK, personal preferences....
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Excuse my late reply; for all I know your question's already been answered, but I just thought I'd provide an answer.
While Constantinople had once been Byzantium, from Constantine's re-founding of the city as his new Capital the city became Constantinople. It remained the capital of first the eastern administrative court and later the entire remaining Roman Empire, which in later times experienced considerable tension with the Latin speaking, mostly Catholic western Europe(Just to note, I myself am Catholic, and definitely don't want to start a religious argument). To call the empire "Byzantine" is to de-emphasise its Roman-ness, which for much of the medieval era and even later was politically advantageous for many of those in the west; for the previously mentioned religious as well as other reasons.
If Amelianus or anyone else reads this reply and notes any mistakes in my response, please correct me; I'd hate to endure in an incorrect interpretation of the facts.
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I would love to tell more to it but I lack time to do that.Just now I am fighting to finish the last painting for this year .-)
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