Flags (L'Uniona Homanus)

The Flag of The Cimbrian Alliance
The Flag of the Cimbrian Alliance is based on many of the events which led to the establishment of their Alliance.The White background represents the snow and ice which is common in almost every constituent Kingdom of that Country. The red represents the blood spilled in the Second War for the North which ended with the independence of the Eighteen Kingdoms and Three Principalities of the Alliance. The Lion represents ferocity and the militaristic priority made by the leaders of the Alliance to secure their new sovereignty. The rampant stance of the lion represents the willingness of the people of their country to fight and the twin tails represents their ability and uniqueness to the world. The open mouth and outward tongue represent the screaming spirit of power in the people of the Cimbrian Alliance. The three crosses above the head of the lion represent the three martyrs who were crucified in Scythia after starting a rebellion to take over the government of that Province. These were the Venedi who led this early battle and their names were Spurius Virginius, Cnaeus Postumius, and Manlius Atratinus. Posthumously they were given the Nordic names of Sedric, Cuthbert, and Marvin. The Crown represents the High King of the Cimbrian Alliance, who is elected by the leaders of each of the constituencies. Counting the two ends of the tails there are twenty one tuffs of fur on the lion, representing each of the constituencies of the Alliance.

The Flag of The Second Han Dynasty
The Flag of the Second Han Dynasty starts with a red background. The Color Red is lucky in the mythology of the Sinican People. The Dragon, similarly, is also a symbol of good luck. The Sun over the dragon represents the rising of the Sinincans, after a long state of war, from their ashes. There are twelve rays from this sun and each represents an animal of the chinese Zodiac. The Five Stars below represent the Kingdom of Bei, the Kingdom of Nan, The United Kingdom of Sinica and both parts of the Song-Tang Commonwealth. There are forty-nine spikes of fur on the dragon's back and tail and this number times the fiver stars plus the nine tuffs on the dragon's chin equals 254, the number of duchies at the start of the Second Han Dynasty. The Taijitu (yin-yang symbol) above the dragon's mouth represents peace and enlightenment according to the religion of Confucius.

The Flag of The Empire of Japan
The Flag of the Empire of Japan is centered on a red sun. Again we see the use of Red as a lucky color in the culture of east asia. Also, the name of Japan in the characters they adopted from Sinica literally means 'root of the sun'. Because the Islands of Japan are east of Sinica and the sun rises in the east, the Sinicans determined that the sun originate in Japan. The Japanese took this name happily and made an identity out of it. The Sixteen Rays eminating from the central disc in the middle of the field represent many different things. Most notably is the fact that the Japanese Empire emanates into all directions in Asia.

The Flag of The Empire of the Maurya
The Flag of the Maurya Empire was adopted after Great Shaman Harishchandra became the Samraat of the

Empire. The Swastika in the center represents the religion of Hinduism, which became the official religion of the Empire after the ascension of Harishchandra. The two brown bands on the interior of the flag represent the connection ot the earth and the orange color bands on the outside represent the traditional color of India. The Swastika itself represents the life-giving rays of the sun and the yellow color represents the radiance of the New Maurya. The White bands in between the colored ones represents purity and righteousness.



The Flag of The Srivijaya Empire
The Srivijaya Empire was established for the purpose of being a client state of the Japanese Empire. Its flag was designed to be similar to that of the Japanese with some key differences. The Sun in the Center is white and emits black rays and there are thireen rays radiating from the center. The Black Border represents war and victory in the culture of South East Asia. The name Srivijaya means 'radiant victory' hence its emphasis on victory and radiance.

The Flag of The Khmer Kingdom
The Kingdom of Khmer was established after rebellion agains the Srivijaya Empire. The layout of the Flag is a Red background with an orange lotus in the center. The color red represents not only the blood of people who died to keep the Srivijaya from taking their land back but it also represents the fire in the city of Angkor Thom which was the first violent act against the Srivijaya Empire. The lotus flower represents the blossoming of not only the Khmer people from the Srivijaya but also of the Thai, Cham and Lao people. The lotus flower also represents concepts like Buddhism as well as peace and independence. The Khmer wanted to make themselves as different as they could from the Srivijaya and adopted the intellectual ideas of teh Sinicans as well as the more peaceful form of Buddhism which was driven out of both India and the Srivijaya Islands. The rejection of Srivijaya also entailed a rejection of Thenmobism, the religion of the Srivijaya.

The Flag of The Thai Kingdom
The area which fell under the control of the Thai after they gained their independence was a strategic and powerful naval base. The Thai, who had always been experienced in sea movement, inherited this after a hostile takeover of that naval base. Similar to the Khmer, the Thai adopted a new banner to represent themselves but chose a flag with diagonal waves. The white waves represented sea foam and the blue background was an obvious influence of the ocean. The Thai and the Khmer were the largest of the new states of the Peninsula but the would not remain allies for long. Pretty soon, without the interdependence which came with being part of the same nation, the daily life of the Thai, and all other peoples on the peninsula, became harder. However, the naval powers of the Thai won them much more cohesion than the Khmer had. These gains allowed the Andaman Sea to become controlled by the Thai as well as the islands which separated it from the Bay of Bengal. The Thai and the Maurya became close partners after independence but this would fade.

The Flag of The United Kingdom of Lao-Cham
After the establishment of the Kingdoms of Lao and the Kingdom of Champa both needed more protection from the larger Empires aroudn them than they could have gained alone. Champa and Lao, beign small players on the political stage of Asia, joined together for their own mutual interests. The Flag of this United Kingdom represents this merger. The Two dragons on the sides represent, obviously, the dual nature of their Country. This feature shows itself not only in the fact that they are a Kingdom which used to be two separate Kingdoms but also in the dual nature of the politics of these coutnries. The Cham were a peaceful people and played no role in the slaughter of Srivijaya people or in the war on Sumatra agains the Maharajah. Champa had bee a state before the Srivijaya took them over and wanted to return to that status, with a little violence as possible as it was not in their nature to do so. The Lao, however, were a very beligerant people compared to the Cham. They caused more suffering and death to the Srivijaya supporters after their establishemtn then any of the other Kigndoms, though there were more Srivijaya in the Kigndoms of the Khmer and Thai. The Color Red represents luck and the color Blue represents the sea in the culture of the United Kingdom of Lao-Cham and their joining protected them from takeover by larger Empires such as the Japanese or Sinica.

The Flag of The Province of Anglia
The Flag of the Province of Anglia begins with a White background representing the purity and also teh connection to snow which the Angli have. On top of the White Background is a Red Cross which is in remembrance of the Venedi Martyrs. Three Generals led a rebellion against the Governmetn of the Province of Scythia with teh backing of the Cimbri. These three Martyrs were identified with by the Angli and the cross became a symbol for the revolution of the Anglians against the Province of Britannia. Though the Venedi formed part of the Cimbrian Alliance and the Angli refused to join the Cimbri in any endeavour they both had an appreciation and remembrance for their sacrifice. The Angli were the first of any Province to bring a flag to the Roman Empire. It was at first a controversial move because the Cross was a symbol of the Cimbrians. Though Flags did get accepted in the Empire.

The Flag of The Province of Cantabria
Cantabria was a Province in the Roman Empire which was established in the year 1212 (459 AD) with the death of the Governor of Hispania, Serronatus Littumaris Elvorix. After the end of the Second War for the North, the new Emperor Sergius stopped the violence which had erupted in that Province and began to control it directly as an Imperial Province. The Flag of this new Province had a dark maroon background to represent the dried blood in their Province. This displayed not only that this Province was established by teh blood of people who made the ultimate sacrifice for it but also that the blood had dried and that violence no longer plague their land. The Central stripe is black with white borders to contrast the Dark Maroon background. Black represented the fertility of the soil in Cantabria. The Three White Circles represent the three main ethnic groups of the Province, being the Cantabri, the Asturi, and the Gallaeci. The Line between them shows their unity into one Province.

The Flag of the Province of Valencia
Valencia was another one of the Provinces established in what was the Province of Hispania. After the revolution Valencia was not very effected by the violence which took its toll on so many of the other Post Hispanian Provinces This is why the color red is not featured in the Flag of the Valenci. Rather, most of the colors of the Valenci represented the actual land of the Province rather than its people. The Color Green, signifying the forests and the hope which the Valenci had for their future makes up the bottom portion of the Flag. In the middle is a white strpie which represents the purity and innocence which the Valenci claimed in the violence on the Iberian Peninsula. On top was a streak of black which showwed not only the fertile soil of the country but also their mining communities and the momery of those who died in the other Provinces. Lastly, in the center is a sylized anchor to represent the centrality of Ports and the Navy in the economy of the Empire. The sea aring Valenci people depended highly on the trade they received with the other Provinces on the Mediterranean as well as the focus which Valenci was for naval movements into teh Iberian Peninsula from the Mediterranea Sea. The anchor also made up for the decision of not having the color blue on their flag to represent the sea.

The Flag of the Province of Catalonia
Catalonia was anotehr Province of the Iberian Peninsula which focused heavily on trade. However the border which Catalonia shared with the Gallic Provinces gave it routes to Provinces like Aquitania, Narbonensis, Francia and other Provinces which were easier to get to by land than by sailing all around the Iberian peninsula. Also the coasts of Catalonia made it ideal for sea-based trade as well. Catalonia held the former capital of Hispania and as such suffered the first blows of the violence after the death of Governor Elvorix. To drive the rebellion out of their province the General of the Army, based in Tarraco (Tarragona) the Capital, took his shield, which was colored gold, and some of the blood of Governor Elvorix on his fingers, except the thumb, and streaked them down the shield. This made what would become the Flag of Catalonia. The Gold represents the wealth of the country and the red of course is blood.

The Flag of Province of Ibria
Ibria was another of the Post-Hispania Provinces. This one was near the center of the Iberian Peninsula and was established by the Ibri People of the Iber River (Ebro River). The Iberians, like the other new Provinces, adopted a new flag. Its colors refelected the establishement of this new Province. The Shape of the Flag, a very unique shape, was new to the designs of the other Provincial Flags. The Diamond in the center of the flag represents the place of Ibria on the Iberian Peninsula. The Blue crooked around this diamond in all four directions represents the Iber River, the central traderoute of the Ibri people. The red aroudn this river reflects the blood spilt for the independence of this Province. Also the heavily forested areas of Ibria suffered greatly due to fires started by some of their enemies, this also could be reflected by the red in this flag. Lastly, the forests which were jsut mentioned are shown in the green patches making up most of the flag.