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Image: Device of the Palaiologos Dynasty

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Description: The double-headed eagle with the sympilema (dynastic cypher) of the Palaiologoi in the center. The double-headed eagle motif was used as the emblem of the Eastern Roman Empire (Byzantine Empire) during the 14th and 15th centuries, when ruled by the Palaiologos Dynasty.
Title: Device of the Palaiologos Dynasty
Credit: Own work based on: Palaeologoi eagle.jpg by Diafora
Author: Tom Lemmens
Usage Terms: Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0
License: CC BY-SA 3.0
License Link: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0
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