08-27-2004, 06:30 AM
Valerius,<br>
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Quote:</em></strong><hr>The Cho-rho was not a very common design, not with the field army units anyway<hr><br>
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I <em>did</em> qualify my answer by saying that I didn't know how long the Chi-Ro was the most widely used shield blazon. But it was, at least briefly. When Constantine ordered his men to paint a chi-ro on their shields on the eve of the Battle of the Milvian Bridge it became ,overnight, the most widely used symbol. How long that lasted I don't know. I do know Constantine went on to rule the empire for twenty-seven years. Remember, he <em>was</em> very supertitious even by ancient pagan standards. Don't you think he'd might want his men to retain the symbol whenever he went into battle after his victory at the Milvian Bridge ? I don't think it sounds far-fetched remembering that he carried the Labarum into all his future battles after his victory over Maxentius. <p></p><i></i>
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Quote:</em></strong><hr>The Cho-rho was not a very common design, not with the field army units anyway<hr><br>
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I <em>did</em> qualify my answer by saying that I didn't know how long the Chi-Ro was the most widely used shield blazon. But it was, at least briefly. When Constantine ordered his men to paint a chi-ro on their shields on the eve of the Battle of the Milvian Bridge it became ,overnight, the most widely used symbol. How long that lasted I don't know. I do know Constantine went on to rule the empire for twenty-seven years. Remember, he <em>was</em> very supertitious even by ancient pagan standards. Don't you think he'd might want his men to retain the symbol whenever he went into battle after his victory at the Milvian Bridge ? I don't think it sounds far-fetched remembering that he carried the Labarum into all his future battles after his victory over Maxentius. <p></p><i></i>
Jaime
