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The labarum (λάβαρον or λάβουρον) was a vexillum (military standard) that displayed the "Chi-Rho" symbol ☧, a christogram formed from the first two Greek letters of the word "Christ" (ΧΡΙΣΤΟΣ, or Χριστός) – Chi (χ) and Rho (ρ).[1]

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  1. 58 relations: Apollo, Arch of Constantine, Arius, Basque language, Battle of Adrianople (324), Battle of Chrysopolis, Battle of the Milvian Bridge, Biertan Donarium, Book of Revelation, Byzantine Empire, Cantabrian labarum, Chi (letter), Chi Rho, Christian symbolism, Christianity, Christogram, Constantine the Great, Constantine the Great and Christianity, Constantinian shift, Constantinople, Coptic script, Ecclesiastical History (Eusebius), God in Christianity, Gonfalon, Greek alphabet, Greek War of Independence, Harry Thurston Peck, Helena, mother of Constantine I, Helios, In hoc signo vinces, IX monogram, Jörg Rüpke, Jesus, Khorugv, Labaro, Lactantius, Late antiquity, Lauburu, Licinius, Michaelion, Milky Way, Mithraism, Ottoman Empire, Oxford Dictionary of Byzantium, Phalera (military decoration), Prima Porta, Res publica, Rho, Roman emperor, Rome, ... Expand index (8 more) »

  2. 4th-century Christianity
  3. Constantine the Great and Christianity
  4. Early Christian art
  5. History of flags
  6. Sol Invictus

Apollo

Apollo is one of the Olympian deities in classical Greek and Roman religion and Greek and Roman mythology.

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Arch of Constantine

The Arch of Constantine (Arco di Costantino) is a triumphal arch in Rome dedicated to the emperor Constantine the Great.

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Arius

Arius (Ἄρειος, Áreios; 250 or 256 – 336) was a Cyrenaic presbyter, ascetic, and priest.

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Basque language

Basque (euskara) is the only surviving Paleo-European language spoken in Europe, predating the arrival of speakers of the Indo-European languages that dominate the continent today. Basque is spoken by the Basques and other residents of the Basque Country, a region that straddles the westernmost Pyrenees in adjacent parts of northern Spain and southwestern France.

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Battle of Adrianople (324)

The Battle of Adrianople was fought in Thrace on July 3, 324, during a Roman civil war, the second to be waged between the two emperors Constantine I and Licinius.

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Battle of Chrysopolis

The Battle of Chrysopolis was fought on 18 September 324 at Chrysopolis (modern Üsküdar), near Chalcedon (modern Kadıköy), between the two Roman emperors Constantine I and Licinius.

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Battle of the Milvian Bridge

The Battle of the Milvian Bridge took place between the Roman Emperors Constantine I and Maxentius on 28 October 312 AD. Labarum and Battle of the Milvian Bridge are Constantine the Great and Christianity and sol Invictus.

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Biertan Donarium

The Biertan Donarium is a fourth-century Christian votive object found near the town of Biertan, in Transylvania, Romania.

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Book of Revelation

The Book of Revelation or Book of the Apocalypse is the final book of the New Testament (and therefore the final book of the Christian Bible).

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Byzantine Empire

The Byzantine Empire, also referred to as the Eastern Roman Empire, was the continuation of the Roman Empire centered in Constantinople during Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages.

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Cantabrian labarum

The Cantabrian labarum (Cantabrian: lábaru cántabru or lábaro cántabro) is a modern interpretation of the ancient military standard known by the Romans as Cantabrum.

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Chi (letter)

Chi (uppercase Χ, lowercase χ; χῖ) is the twenty-second letter of the Greek alphabet.

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Chi Rho

The Chi Rho (☧, English pronunciation; also known as chrismon) is one of the earliest forms of the Christogram, formed by superimposing the first two (capital) letters—chi and rho (ΧΡ)—of the Greek ΧΡΙΣΤΟΣ (rom: Christos) in such a way that the vertical stroke of the rho intersects the center of the chi. Labarum and chi Rho are Christian symbols.

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Christian symbolism

Christian symbolism is the use of symbols, including archetypes, acts, artwork or events, by Christianity. Labarum and Christian symbolism are Christian iconography, Christian symbols and early Christian art.

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Christianity

Christianity is an Abrahamic monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ.

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Christogram

A Christogram (Monogramma Christi) is a monogram or combination of letters that forms an abbreviation for the name of Jesus Christ, traditionally used as a religious symbol within the Christian Church. Labarum and Christogram are Christian iconography and Christian symbols.

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Constantine the Great

Constantine I (27 February 22 May 337), also known as Constantine the Great, was a Roman emperor from AD 306 to 337 and the first Roman emperor to convert to Christianity.

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Constantine the Great and Christianity

During the reign of the Roman emperor Constantine the Great (306–337 AD), Christianity began to transition to the dominant religion of the Roman Empire. Labarum and Constantine the Great and Christianity are 4th-century Christianity.

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Constantinian shift

Constantinian shift is used by some theologians and historians of antiquity to describe the political and theological changes that took place during the 4th-century under the leadership of Emperor Constantine the Great. Labarum and Constantinian shift are 4th-century Christianity and Constantine the Great and Christianity.

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Constantinople

Constantinople (see other names) became the capital of the Roman Empire during the reign of Constantine the Great in 330.

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Coptic script

The Coptic script is the script used for writing the Coptic language, the most recent development of Egyptian.

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Ecclesiastical History (Eusebius)

The Ecclesiastical History (Ἐκκλησιαστικὴ Ἱστορία, Ekklēsiastikḕ Historía; Historia Ecclesiastica), also known as The History of the Church and Church History, is a 4th-century chronological account of the development of Early Christianity from the 1st century to the 4th century, composed by Eusebius, the bishop of Caesarea.

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God in Christianity

In Christianity, God is the eternal, supreme being who created and preserves all things.

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Gonfalon

The gonfalon, gonfanon, gonfalone (from the early Italian confalone) is a type of heraldic flag or banner, often pointed, swallow-tailed, or with several streamers, and suspended from a crossbar in an identical manner to the ancient Roman vexillum.

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Greek alphabet

The Greek alphabet has been used to write the Greek language since the late 9th or early 8th century BC.

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Greek War of Independence

The Greek War of Independence, also known as the Greek Revolution or the Greek Revolution of 1821, was a successful war of independence by Greek revolutionaries against the Ottoman Empire between 1821 and 1829.

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Harry Thurston Peck

Harry Thurston Peck (November 24, 1856 – March 23, 1914) was an American classical scholar, author, editor, historian and critic.

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Helena, mother of Constantine I

Flavia Julia Helena (Ἑλένη, Helénē; AD 246/248–330), also known as Helena of Constantinople and in Christianity as Saint Helena, was an Augusta of the Roman Empire and mother of Emperor Constantine the Great.

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Helios

In ancient Greek religion and mythology, Helios (Ἥλιος ||Sun; Homeric Greek: Ἠέλιος) is the god who personifies the Sun. Labarum and Helios are sol Invictus.

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In hoc signo vinces

"In hoc signo vinces" is a Latin phrase conventionally translated into English as "In this sign thou shalt conquer", often also being translated as "By this sign, conquer". Labarum and in hoc signo vinces are Constantine the Great and Christianity.

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IX monogram

The IX monogram or XI monogram is a type of early Christian monogram looking like the spokes of a wheel, sometimes within a circle. Labarum and iX monogram are Christian symbols.

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Jörg Rüpke

Jörg Rüpke (born 27 December 1962 in Herford, West Germany) is a German scholar of comparative religion and classical philology, recipient of the Gay-Lussac Humboldt Prize in 2008, and of the Advanced Grant of the European Research Council in 2011.

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Jesus

Jesus (AD 30 or 33), also referred to as Jesus Christ, Jesus of Nazareth, and many other names and titles, was a first-century Jewish preacher and religious leader.

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Khorugv

Khorugv (хоругвь, хоругва, хорѫгꙑ, хоругва, chorągiew, prapur, kirkkolippu, sometimes translated as gonfalon) is a religious banner used liturgically in the Eastern Orthodox and Eastern Catholic Churches.

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Labaro

Labaro is the 57th zona of Rome, identified by the initials Z. LVII.

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Lactantius

Lucius Caecilius Firmianus, signo Lactantius (c. 250 – c. 325), was an early Christian author who became an advisor to Roman emperor Constantine I, guiding his Christian religious policy in its initial stages of emergence, and a tutor to his son Crispus.

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Late antiquity

Late antiquity is sometimes defined as spanning from the end of classical antiquity to the local start of the Middle Ages, from around the late 3rd century up to the 7th or 8th century in Europe and adjacent areas bordering the Mediterranean Basin depending on location.

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Lauburu

The lauburu (from Basque lau, "four" + buru, "head") is an ancient hooked cross with four comma-shaped heads and the most widely known traditional symbol of the Basque Country and the Basque people.

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Licinius

Valerius Licinianus Licinius (Greek: Λικίνιος; c. 265 – 325) was Roman emperor from 308 to 324.

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Michaelion

The Michaelion was one of the earliest and most famous sanctuaries dedicated to Saint Michael the Archangel in the Roman Empire. Labarum and Michaelion are 4th-century Christianity.

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Milky Way

The Milky Way is the galaxy that includes the Solar System, with the name describing the galaxy's appearance from Earth: a hazy band of light seen in the night sky formed from stars that cannot be individually distinguished by the naked eye.

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Mithraism

Mithraism, also known as the Mithraic mysteries or the Cult of Mithras, was a Roman mystery religion centered on the god Mithras.

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Ottoman Empire

The Ottoman Empire, historically and colloquially known as the Turkish Empire, was an imperial realm centered in Anatolia that controlled much of Southeast Europe, West Asia, and North Africa from the 14th to early 20th centuries; it also controlled parts of southeastern Central Europe, between the early 16th and early 18th centuries.

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Oxford Dictionary of Byzantium

The Oxford Dictionary of Byzantium (ODB) is a three-volume historical dictionary published by the English Oxford University Press.

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Phalera (military decoration)

A phalera was a sculpted disk, usually made of gold, silver, bronze or glass, and worn on the breastplate during parades by Roman soldiers who had been awarded it as a kind of medal.

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Prima Porta

Prima Porta is the 58th zona of Rome, identified by the initials Z. LVIII.

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Res publica

(also spelled rēs pūblica to indicate vowel length) is a Latin phrase, loosely meaning 'public affair'.

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Rho

Rho (uppercase Ρ, lowercase ρ or; ρο or label) is the seventeenth letter of the Greek alphabet.

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Roman emperor

The Roman emperor was the ruler and monarchical head of state of the Roman Empire, starting with the granting of the title augustus to Octavian in 27 BC.

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Rome

Rome (Italian and Roma) is the capital city of Italy.

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Sol Invictus

Sol Invictus ("Invincible Sun" or "Unconquered Sun") was the official sun god of the late Roman Empire and a later version of the god Sol.

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SPQR

SPQR, an initialism for Senatus Populusque Romanus, is an emblematic phrase referring to the government of the Roman Republic.

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Sun dog

A sun dog (or sundog) or mock sun, also called a parhelion (plural parhelia) in atmospheric science, is an atmospheric optical phenomenon that consists of a bright spot to one or both sides of the Sun.

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Triumphal arch

A triumphal arch is a free-standing monumental structure in the shape of an archway with one or more arched passageways, often designed to span a road, and usually standing alone, unconnected to other buildings.

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Unicode

Unicode, formally The Unicode Standard, is a text encoding standard maintained by the Unicode Consortium designed to support the use of text in all of the world's writing systems that can be digitized.

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Vetranio

Vetranio (died) was briefly a imperial usurper and emperor in the Roman Empire in 350, during which time he controlled Illyricum between the rival emperors Magnus Magnentius and Constantius II, eventually capitulating to the latter.

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Vexillum

The vexillum (vexilla) was a flag-like object used as a military standard by units in the Roman army. Labarum and vexillum are history of flags.

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Zodiacal light

Zodiacal light is a faint glow of diffuse light in the sky scattered by interplanetary dust, particularly a zodiacal cloud, along the ecliptic, and therefore the zodiac.

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See also

4th-century Christianity

Constantine the Great and Christianity

Early Christian art

History of flags

Sol Invictus

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Labarum

Also known as Chi-Rho (Labarum), Chi-Rio, Labarum (Chi-Rho).

, Sol Invictus, SPQR, Sun dog, Triumphal arch, Unicode, Vetranio, Vexillum, Zodiacal light.