Personal banner of the Emperor of the Byzantine Empire
Divellion of Emperor Dušan
The divellion or dibellion (Greek: διβέλλιον) was a symbol of the late Byzantine Empire, the Emperor's personal banner.[1] It was carried by the skouterios ("shield-bearer"), alongside the Imperial shield, on official events.[2] Emperor Stefan Dušan of Serbia (r. 1331–55) also adopted the Imperial divellion, which was purple and had a golden cross in the center.[3]
^Elizabeth Piltz (1994). Costume of the Byzantine court officials in the Paleologue era. Almqvist & Wiksell Internat. ISBN 978-91-554-3336-9. Il se tenait devant les oriflammes impériales portant le dibellion, marque personelle de l'empereur, et le bouclier impérial
^Jenny Albani (2002). Byzantium: an oecumenical empire. Hellenic Ministry of Culture. ISBN 978-960-214-523-4. These imperial symbols were usually carried on official occasions not by the emperor himself, but by an official: the skoutarios holds the divellion and the king's shield (Pseudo-Kodinos III, p. 183. 12-13)
^Milić Milićević (1995). Grb Srbije: razvoj kroz istoriju. Službeni Glasnik. p. 22. ISBN 978-86-7549-047-0.
The divellion or dibellion (Greek: διβέλλιον) was a symbol of the late Byzantine Empire, the Emperor's personal banner. It was carried by the skouterios...
Dulcert (1339). Reconstruction based on Dulcert's map Emperor Dušan's Divellion Imperial cavalry flag, Hilandar Attributed arms of Serbia from the Fojnica...
Emperor of the Serbs Imperial Divellion (Emperor's personal banner) Coronation of Emperor Dušan, in The Slavonic Epic (1926) Details First monarch Stefan...
was used in flags and coins. The symbol appears on the Imperial flag divellion (διβελλιον) used in front of all other banners, recorded by Pseudo-Kodinos...
Serbia on the map of Angelino Dulcert (1339) Flag of Emperor Stefan Dušan Divellion (imperial insignia and personal banner) of Emperor Stefan Dušan During...
centuries, whose role was to carry the emperor's personal standard, the divellion. The office is very obscure, and is rarely mentioned in the sources. Although...
purple, with golden cross at the center. Emperor Stefan Dušan adopted the divellion from the Byzantines. 1345–1355 Flag (alleged) of Emperor Stefan Dušan...