Byzantine Flags

=Byzantine Flags=

The Byzantine Empire has a myriad of Flags that each have a different purpose within the Empire.

National Flags
The National Flags represent the nation as a whole, and are the flags most commonly seen around the Byzantine Forums as well as the CN forums.

The Official Civil-State (State Ensign) Flag
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v126/apollo1129/Byzantine%20Flags/CivilState.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v126/apollo1129/Byzantine%20Flags/CivilStateStateEnsign.jpg

This is the official flag of the Byzantine Empire. Labeled 'Disgraced Bicolour-Tribar Palles' it is made up of three verticle bars of equal width, the first and third being Byzantine maroon and the second being a dark gold colour. The Symbol in the center is the Byzantine quad-B's which roughly translate from Greek to 'The King of Kings Ruling Over all Kings.' This flag is the most commonly seen flag and replaced the Paleagoid flag after a vote in December. This flag also operates as the State Ensign flown over government craft that are unarmed.

The Official Civil Ensign
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v126/apollo1129/Byzantine%20Flags/CivilEnsign.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v126/apollo1129/Byzantine%20Flags/CivilEnsign-1.jpg

The civil ensign is the Byzantine Flag displayed on civilian craft. It is uncommon to see as it is the same as the Civil-State flag only it lacks the famous quad-B's.

The Official War-War Ensign
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v126/apollo1129/Byzantine%20Flags/WarWarEnsign.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v126/apollo1129/Byzantine%20Flags/WarWarEnsign-1.jpg

The War-War Ensign is the flag of the Byzantine Armed Forces and is flown with Army Units and armed naval vessels. It is highly uncommon, and is reserved mostly for internal usage. The flag is the Byzantine State flag on the hoist-canton surrounded by a field of red.

Non-Nations Flags
The Byzantine Empire also has several flags representing political entities as well as the Emperor himself.

Flag of the Emperor
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v126/apollo1129/Byzantine%20Flags/Emperor.jpg

The Byzantine Eagle on a field of yellow is the flag of the Byzantine Emperor, it is always flown over the building the Emperor is in, higher than Political flags but lower than National flags.

Flag of Thracia
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v126/apollo1129/Byzantine%20Flags/Thracia.jpg

This is the flag of House Thracia, the ruling House of the Byzantine Empire ruled by Conrad von Himmler.

Flag of Nikaea
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v126/apollo1129/Byzantine%20Flags/Nikaea.jpg

This is the flag of House Nikaea, a political unit within the Byzantine Empire under Klaus von Ausburg.

Flag of Thessalonika
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v126/apollo1129/Byzantine%20Flags/Thessalonika.jpg

This is the flag of House Thessalonika, a political unit within the Byzantine Empire under mr.whaley.

Other Flags
There are also several other flags recognized as 'official' flags of the Byzantine Empire.

The Paleagoid Flag
http://www.mindspring.com/~seamilo/flag.jpg

The Paleagoid flag was discontinued in favour of a National flag rather thanone based of the heraldry of the ruling family.

Flag of the Byzantine Worker's Party
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v126/apollo1129/CommunistFlag.jpg

Infamously asociated with Klaus von Ausburg and House Nikaea, the BWP's flag is seen around the Empire where-ever leftist groups meet. It gained noteriety during the St. Patrick's Day War when the Byzantine Empire sided with the LSF.