World History

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How a Two Headed Bird of Prey Ruled Ancient Mesopotamia and Hatti

Several infamous empires of the early modern period and current modern periods bore curious insignia.

www.ancient-origins.net

 

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Mesopotamian Origins of the Hittite Double-Headed Eagle

https://www.uwlax.edu/globalassets/offices-services/urc/jur-online/pdf/2011/chariton.arc.pdf

 

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The double-headed eagle: the omnipresent emblem of the Habsburgs

Back in Antiquity Roman emperors had chosen the eagle as an emblem of their power. The East Roman or Byzantine Empire, successor to the Roman Empire, adopted this seigniorial symbol and added a second head to the originally one-headed Roman eagle. Firstly, this expressed the secular and...

www.habsburger.net

 

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"Putin signed the decree conferring the honor to Modi in April 2019"

Putin hands Modi highest state award five years after the fact

The Russian president and the Indian prime minister are holding official talks at the Kremlin, which began with a meeting in the Green Drawing Room of the Grand Kremlin Palace

tass.com

 

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Presenting the Order of St Andrew the Apostle to Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi​

July 9, 2024, The Kremlin, Moscow

President of Russia

www.en.special.kremlin.ru

 

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Order of St. Andrew - Wikipedia

en.m.wikipedia.org

The insignia of the order consist of

• Badge: an enameled crowned black double-headed eagle