Divellion

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]

Divellion of Emperor Dušan

See also

• Byzantine flags and insignia
• Labarum

References

1. 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
2. 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)
3. Milić Milićević (1995). Grb Srbije: razvoj kroz istoriju. Službeni Glasnik. p. 22. ISBN 978-86-7549-047-0.

Sources

• Hendry, Michael F. (1966). "Imperial Insignia". Catalogue of the Byzantine Coins in the Dumbarton Oaks Collection and in the Whittemore Collection. Vol. 4. Dumbarton Oaks. pp. 175–. ISBN 978-0-88402-233-6.