Globul din mana imparatilor reprezinta chiar Terra:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Globus_cruciger
A fost folosit de imparatii pagani dar fara a avea o cruce peste dansul.
Este vorba de globul pamantesc,adica de Terra.
Faptul ca imparatul roman sta cu picioarele pe Terra arata dorinta imparatilor romani de a cuceri intreaga lume.
La fel arata si faptul ca imparatii romani tineau globul in mana.
Faptul ca imparatii bizantin tineau in mana globul pamantesc cu o cruce pe dansul la o scara redusa arata faptul ca Dumnezeu stapaneste acum si Terra iar imparatul bizantin ca delegat al lui Dumnezeu trebuie sa o conduca.
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The globus cruciger (Latin, "cross-bearing orb") is an Orb (lat. globus) topped (lat. gerere = to wear) with a cross (lat. crux), a Christian symbol of authority used throughout the Middle Ages and even today on coins, iconography and royal regalia. It symbolises Christ's (the cross) dominion over the world (the orb), literally held in the dominion of an earthly ruler (or sometimes celestial being such as an angel). When held by Christ himself, the subject is known in the iconography of Western art as Salvator Mundi ("Saviour of the World"). It is associated with the sceptre."
Globul purtator de cruce este un glob pe varful caruia e o Sfanta Cruce,un simbol crestin al autoritatii folosit in timp Evului mediu si chiar astazi pe monede,iconografie si pe "royal regalia" (
stemele,coroanele ,vestimentele,insemnele etc imparatesti).Simbolizeaza domnia lui Dumnezeu Iisus Hristos (
aceasta o simbolizeaza Sfanta Cruce) asupra lumii (
aceasta o simbolizeaza globul) tinuta sub domnia unui imparat pamantesc(alteori sub domnia unei fiinte ceresti precum a unui inger.)Cand este tinut de de Dumnezeu Iisus Hristos se numeste in iconografia si art vestica ca "Salvatorul lumii".Este asociat cu un sceptru."
"With the growth of Christianity in the 5th century, the orb was topped with a cross (hence globus cruciger), symbolising the Christian God's dominion over the world. Symbolically to Christians, the emperor held the world in his hand, on behalf of God. To non-Christians already familiar with the pagan orb, the surmounting of a cross sent a message about the triumph of Christianity. In medieval iconography, an object's scale and size indicated its importance relative to other, surrounding objects; the world is seen small and the ruler or celestial being large, to emphasise the importance of each element. Although the globe's symbolism was on a planetary scale, its use (in actual regalia and emblematic) was proliferated among Christian rulers over small parts of the earth, not even all sovereign.
Contrary to modern myth, belief in a spherical rather than a flat earth was common in the Middle Ages, and predominant among the educated."
"Cu cresterea crestinatatii in secolul al cincilea pe partea de sus a globului a fost pusa o Sfanta Cruce (
de aci denumirea de glob purtator de cruce) simbolizand domnia lui Dumnezeu Iisus Hristos asupra lumii.Simbolic pentru crestini ,imparatul tinea lumea in mana ca din partea lui Dumnezeu.Pentru ne-crestinii deja familiari cu globul pagan,montarea deasupra globului a unei cruci trimitea mesajul biruintei crestinismului.In iconografia medievala ,marimea si scala unui obiect ii indica importanta relativ la celalte obiecte care il inconjurau.Lumea e vazuta mica si imparatul ca o fiinta cereasca ,fiind mare ,pentru a sublinia importanta fiecarui element.Desi simbolismul globului era la scara planetara,folosirea sa s-a proliferat (
raspandit) printre domnitorii crestini din putine locuri,nu la toti.
Contrar mitului modern ,credinta intr-un Pamant sferic mai degraba decat intr-unul plat era comuna in Evul Mediu si predomina printre cei educati."