Vexillarium is a Latin based word meaning Flag Room. It might also be translated into the naval term, Flag Locker. With the opening of Vexillarium, I welcome you into my Flag Locker.EU flag cartoon
This cartoon comment on the current state of the European Union following the rejection of the proposed constitution by the voters of France and the Netherlands was published today in Le Monde.
posted by Devereaux @ 3:18 pm
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No, the stars do not now represent the members States. There were 12 EU members at one time, but as the number increased, it was decided not to increase the number of stars. There are those who hold that 12 was reckoned to be a "good" number because it had no political innuendo, and there are
12 signs of the zodiac;
12 hours on a clock;
12 months in a year;
12 apostles;
12 tables of Roman Law;
and 12 starry crowns of the Horsemen of the Apocalypse.
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