Of the 195 countries in the world, only three have a tiny amount of purple on their flags. And the bizarre explanation stretches back to the ancient world and the exorbitant price of a rare sea snail.

Depending who you ask, the flag represents the movement of the heavens, modern nation-building ... these symbols as representing these mythical, ancient, illustrious dynasties that many ruling ...

The country’s first official flag to fly over Greek land, not sea, was a stark white cross over a deep blue background. The ...

Above the blue star is the image of the Assyrian god Assur, who is guarding the country the flag and the nation it represents. On top of the flagstaff is the standard of King Sargon I, who established ...