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Is that a hold-over from Byzantium/Eastern-Roman-Empire, kept after the Turkish conquest? They were all about elaborate hierarchies of ranks and titles, often e
by handrous 5y ago
Is that a hold-over from Byzantium/Eastern-Roman-Empire, kept after the Turkish conquest? They were all about elaborate hierarchies of ranks and titles, often expressed through big hats or helmets.
- fourtrees 5y agoNeat idea, but I'd bet it was a completely native decision, maybe forced on some poor naval architect by a grandee who didn't understand the implications of the order. Then again, there's no proof one way or another.