Divellion Explained

The divellion or dibellion (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]

See also

• Byzantine flags and insignia
• Labarum

Sources

• Book: Hendry, Michael F.. Catalogue of the Byzantine Coins in the Dumbarton Oaks Collection and in the Whittemore Collection. 4. 1. Imperial Insignia. https://books.google.com/books?id=NN1xNdYH6n0C&pg=PA175. 1966. Dumbarton Oaks. 978-0-88402-233-6. 175–.

Notes and References

1. Book: Elizabeth Piltz. Costume of the Byzantine court officials in the Paleologue era. 1994. Almqvist & Wiksell Internat.. 978-91-554-3336-9. Il se tenait devant les oriflammes impériales portant le dibellion, marque personelle de l'empereur, et le bouclier impérial.
2. Book: Jenny Albani. Byzantium: an oecumenical empire. 2002. Hellenic Ministry of Culture. 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).
3. Book: Milić Milićević. Grb Srbije: razvoj kroz istoriju. 1995. 22. Službeni Glasnik . 978-86-7549-047-0 .