The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire · World
Labarum
Also known as Labarum Standard, Liburnian Galleys, Christogram
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A long pike intersected by a transversal beam, with a silken veil hanging down from the beam curiously inwrought with the images of the reigning monarch and his children. The summit of the pike supported a crown of gold which enclosed the mysterious monogram, at once expressive of the figure of the cross, and the initial letters of the name of Christ.
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- Book 1 · Ch. 85
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- 1
Evolution
BOOK 1The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire / Table of Contents with links in the HTML file to the two Project Gutenberg editions (12 volumes)
A long pike intersected by a transversal beam, with a silken veil hanging down from the beam curiously inwrought with the images of the reigning monarch and his children. The summit of the pike supported a crown of gold which enclosed the mysterious monogram, at once expressive of the figure of the cross, and the initial letters of the name of Christ.
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