Saturday, May 14, 2016

Macedonia Flag History And The Flag Company Inc

By Linda Gates


Although Macedonia is a young state which became independent in 1991, its roots run deep in the history. The name "Macedonia" is, in fact, the oldest surviving name of a country in the continent of Europe. Archeological evidence shows that old European civilization flourished in Macedonia between 7000 and 3500 BC. Macedonia is located in the center of the Southern Balkans, north of ancient Greece, east of Illyria, and west of Thrace. The ancient Macedonians were a distinct nation, ethnically, linguistically, and culturally different from their neighbors.

The Republic of Macedonia occupies the western half of the ancient Kingdom of Macedonia. Historic Macedonia was defeated by Rome and became a Roman province in 148 B.C. After the Roman Empire was divided in A.D. 395, Macedonia was intermittently ruled by the Byzantine Empire until Turkey took possession of the land in 1371. The Ottoman Turks dominated Macedonia for the next five centuries, until 1913.

During the 19th and 20th centuries, there was a constant struggle by the Balkan powers to possess Macedonia for its economic wealth and its strategic military corridors. The Treaty of San Stefano in 1878, ending the Russo-Turkish War, gave the largest part of Macedonia to Bulgaria. Bulgaria lost much of its Macedonian territory when it was defeated by the Greeks and Serbs in the Second Balkan War of 1913. Most of the Macedonia went to Serbia and the remainder was divided among Greece and Bulgaria.

Andronikos was able to discover it within the tombs of the ancient kings of Macedon. He found it on the golden larnax within the tombs and he once described his discovery as the sunburst, starburst or star. However, there are some incoherencies with his discovery, which is why it was not yet completely adopted as a national symbol of the Republic of Macedonia.

The flag of Macedonia is red with a yellow circular sun at its center, eight beams of yellow sunlight extend from the sun to the edges of the flag. The red and yellow colors used on the flag date back to early Macedonian history, and can be found on the Macedonian coat of arms, which dates back to the middle ages.

The flag of Macedonia consists of a centered yellow sun, with eight extending rays, which widen atop a red background. The sun design is a simplified version of the Star of Vergina, which appeared on Macedonia's former national flag. Red has been a significant color throughout the history of Macedonian flags. The sun also represents "the new sun of liberty", which is mentioned in the country's national anthem. The Flag Company Inc specialized in flag designs offered a special edition of decals and flags to memorize the history of Macedonian Flag for the future.




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