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FRENCH with the Legion of Honor

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Two months after the conclusion of peace Amenskogo, May 19, 1802, was promulgated a law on the establishment of a consul Napoleon the Order of Legion of Honor. Prior to that, after the French Revolution, together with the collapsed absolutism in the country were canceled all orders. Aversion to everything connected with the royal power was so great that the French rejected and the principle of awarding orders and medals. However, at the very beginning of the revolution, in 1789, the Legislative Assembly of France, all the same considering the establishment of the honorary mark "National appreciation. He was to be a cross with an image of hands joined in a handshake and an inscription: "Appreciation Nation." But that did not come because of the Revolutionaries believed that any award ceremony is an affront to the principle of universal equality.

INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION OF PI TCHAIKOVSKY

Photo: INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION OF PI TCHAIKOVSKY

Two months after the conclusion of peace Amenskogo, May 19, 1802, was promulgated a law on the establishment of a consul Napoleon the Order of Legion of Honor. Prior to that, after the French Revolution, together with the collapsed absolutism in the country were canceled all orders. Aversion to everything connected with the royal power was so great that the French rejected and the principle of awarding orders and medals. However, at the very beginning of the revolution, in 1789, the Legislative Assembly of France, all the same considering the establishment of the honorary mark "National appreciation. He was to be a cross with an image of hands joined in a handshake and an inscription: "Appreciation Nation." But that did not come because of the Revolutionaries believed that any award ceremony is an affront to the principle of universal equality.

Jerusalem Order of St. Sepulcher

Photo: Jerusalem Order of St. Sepulcher

From then to the holy places of Jerusalem - Golgotha, a cave near it, and other places came to the disciples of Jesus Christ, and subsequently novoprosveschennye Christians. As suggested by some studies, at this time and created the Order of Jerusalem Holy Sepulcher. 69 In the first bishop of Jerusalem if he would set up a noble Christians "especially of the Holy Sepulcher." But the Roman Emperor Hadrian, to remove the followers of Jesus Christ of these holy places, commanded between Golgotha and the burial cave level to the ground and the rubble of his litter, and then build this pagan temples. Almost 200 years the place of our salvation were hidden from the eyes, but the Christian emperor Constantine ordered the re-build the temple at the site, which was a magnificent of all temples ever existed, and that other buildings in the temple was far superior to the most beautiful cities buildings′ .1 According to other researchers, namely, during the reign of Constantine (IV century). and was established by the Order of the Holy Sepulcher, and the more cautious scholars attribute its occurrence to the first crusade. True, there are details and that the order established in 1496 Pope Alexander VI. From the very beginning of its establishment was under the Order Catholic patriarch of Jerusalem, in contrast to the Orders and Medals gospitalerov tamplierov who obeyed the Roman Pope.

Receive awards Roman legionaries

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Roman falery - it is usually big and small circular discs or oval shaped, measuring in diameter from 4 to 7 centimeters. They were very different in design - smooth and flat, with knobble middle or outwards from the center of concentric circles - and most were made of different materials (silver or bronze, often gilded), precious or semiprecious stones and even glass. These awards to scientists is sometimes difficult to distinguish from similar to those plaques decorating portupeyu soldiers and horse trappings. At falerah made all sorts of images, especially frequent Gorgon Medusa′s head, Mars, Minerva, Jupiter, and the head sphinx or lion. Falery wore on his chest: the cavity filled with resin, and closed on the back of the copper plate, which transmits through the wire. The wire loop formed in places where right angles or diagonally crossing straps, passing on his chest or shoulder.

OLYMPIC AWARDS

Photo: OLYMPIC AWARDS

With the advent of a new day olimpioniki sacrificed gods and travel to their home towns, which had earlier sent dolihodromy (walker), to inform family, friends and fellow name of the new winner. Athletes returning home in the purple clothes, and here, too, waited for their solemn meetings and ceremonies. Meet the hero went almost the whole city, it happens that to deal with even the solemn celebration of the city wall, and the athlete, the winner entered in a chariot through the strait, past the gate. In this way, citizens wanted to show that their city, which is a famous athlete, does not need walls: at the right time the winner will be able to protect them from any adversity. The grateful citizens honor their heroes and cash awards, according to the law Solon each olimpionik received 500 pieces of silver in Athens.

Honors KNIGHT-TAMPLIEROV

Photo: Honors KNIGHT-TAMPLIEROV

In 1099 crusaders took Jerusalem, and Palestine immediately poured a lot of pilgrims rushed to worship the holy places. Twenty years later, in 1119 a small group of knights, led by Hugo de Payenom gave a vow to devote themselves to their protection, which was required to establish a religious organization. Knights brought vows of poverty, chastity and obedience to the Patriarch of Jerusalem Gormondu de Pikini and joined the monks of the Holy Sepulcher, who lived after the manner of St. Augustine. Jerusalem Baldvin King II singled out for his place of residence, not far from where the legend was on the Temple of Solomon. Knights of the Temple of the Lord called him - in Latin "Tamplum Domini", and hence was known as the knights-Templar - tampliery. The full name is the Order - "Poor Knights of Christ and the Temple of Solomon."

DANISH AWARDS: ORDER ELEPHANT AND ORDER DANEBROG

Photo: DANISH AWARDS: ORDER ELEPHANT AND ORDER DANEBROG

In 1099 crusaders took Jerusalem, and Palestine immediately poured a lot of pilgrims rushed to worship the holy places. Twenty years later, in 1119 a small group of knights, led by Hugo de Payenom gave a vow to devote themselves to their protection, which was required to establish a religious organization. Knights brought vows of poverty, chastity and obedience to the Patriarch of Jerusalem Gormondu de Pikini and joined the monks of the Holy Sepulcher, who lived after the manner of St. Augustine. Jerusalem Baldvin King II singled out for his place of residence, not far from where the legend was on the Temple of Solomon. Knights of the Temple of the Lord called him - in Latin "Tamplum Domini", and hence was known as the knights-Templar - tampliery. The full name is the Order - "Poor Knights of Christ and the Temple of Solomon."

PORTUGUESE ORDER OF CHRIST

Photo: PORTUGUESE ORDER OF CHRIST

In 1099 crusaders took Jerusalem, and Palestine immediately poured a lot of pilgrims rushed to worship the holy places. Twenty years later, in 1119 a small group of knights, led by Hugo de Payenom gave a vow to devote themselves to their protection, which was required to establish a religious organization. Knights brought vows of poverty, chastity and obedience to the Patriarch of Jerusalem Gormondu de Pikini and joined the monks of the Holy Sepulcher, who lived after the manner of St. Augustine. Jerusalem Baldvin King II singled out for his place of residence, not far from where the legend was on the Temple of Solomon. Knights of the Temple of the Lord called him - in Latin "Tamplum Domini", and hence was known as the knights-Templar - tampliery. The full name is the Order - "Poor Knights of Christ and the Temple of Solomon."


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