{"product_id":"cvltvs-honor-virtvs-organic-tee","title":"CVLTVS HONOR VIRTVS Tee — Griffins, Faun Mask \u0026 Winged Victories","description":"\u003ch2\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE EDICT: PRODUCT OVERVIEW\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cb\u003eCVLTVS HONOR VIRTVS Tee\u003c\/b\u003e is the first piece of Iron Imperium's CVLTVS HONOR VIRTVS collection, drawn by \u003cb\u003eRaf The Might\u003c\/b\u003e, the artist behind work for Slayer, Behemoth, Ozzy Osbourne and Lamb of God. On the front, \u003cb\u003eIRON IMPERIVM\u003c\/b\u003e above the horned mask of an enraged faun, flanked by two griffins over a \u003cb\u003eCVLTVS HONOR VIRTVS\u003c\/b\u003e banner. Down the back, \u003cb\u003eIRON IMPERIVM\u003c\/b\u003e in tall vertical letters between two winged Victories, one with the head of an eagle, one with the head of a wolf. On the right sleeve, the Iron Imperium logo. 100% organic cotton, GOTS and OEKO-TEX certified, made to order in Black, Pompeian Red and White. Culture first. Virtue built on it. Honour earned through it. \u003cb\u003eAncient Roots, Modern Defiance. Dare. Prevail.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- Read More Section Starts Here --\u003e\n\u003cdetails class=\"product-description-details\" id=\"productDetails\"\u003e\n\u003csummary class=\"read-more-summary\" id=\"readMoreSummary\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"summary-text\" id=\"summaryText\"\u003eENTER THE ARENA - READ MORE\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"summary-icon\"\u003e▼\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"collapsible-content\"\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eTHROUGH VIRTUE TO HONOUR\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCVLTVS\u003c\/b\u003e is not \"cult\". It is the Latin \u003ci\u003ecultus\u003c\/i\u003e, from \u003ci\u003ecolere\u003c\/i\u003e: to till, to tend, to train. The Romans spoke of \u003ci\u003ecultus agri\u003c\/i\u003e, the working of the land, and \u003ci\u003ecultus corporis\u003c\/i\u003e, the training of the body. It is culture: what you tend every day.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eVIRTVS\u003c\/b\u003e comes from \u003ci\u003evir\u003c\/i\u003e, man, and first meant courage proven in battle. Cicero called fortitude the quality most proper to it. \u003cb\u003eHONOR\u003c\/b\u003e is what that courage earns in front of others, under pressure. Rome gave both a home: the temples of Honos and Virtus outside the Porta Capena, dedicated in 205 BC after Marcellus was refused a single shrine for the two. Culture comes first, virtue is built on it, honour is earned through it. The order of the words is the order of the work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eTHE GUARDIANS: FRONT\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe two griffins.\u003c\/b\u003e Lion's body, eagle's head and wings: the king of beasts and the king of birds in one creature. Herodotus places them in the far north, guarding gold. The Greeks gave them to Apollo and to Nemesis, goddess of retribution, and Rome carried Nemesis into the arena. She was the patron of gladiators, her shrines were built into the amphitheatres beneath the stands, and the crest of the Thraex gladiator's helmet ended in a griffin's head.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe faun mask.\u003c\/b\u003e Faunus was one of Rome's oldest gods, spirit of the wild woods beyond the farmed field, later merged with the horned Greek Pan. Pan's gift was terror: the sudden, blind fear that breaks a line, and the word \u003ci\u003epanic\u003c\/i\u003e carries his name. Herodotus records that before Marathon, Pan called the Athenian runner Philippides by name on the mountain road and declared himself a friend of Athens. Here the face is not festive. It is the god angered.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eTHE STANDARDS: BACK\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIRON IMPERIVM\u003c\/b\u003e runs the length of the spine, cut in the V-for-U lettering of Roman inscriptions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe winged Victories.\u003c\/b\u003e Nike to the Greeks, Victoria to Rome: the goddess who crowns the victor. Rome set her in pairs on its triumphal arches, and after Actium Augustus placed her statue in the Senate house, where the senators made offerings to her for four centuries. Both figures take the pose of the Winged Victory of Samothrace, the marble Nike alighting on a ship's prow that stands headless in the Louvre. Raf The Might gives each Victory the head of a Roman standard.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe eagle.\u003c\/b\u003e The \u003ci\u003eaquila\u003c\/i\u003e, bird of Jupiter. Pliny records that Gaius Marius made the eagle the sole standard of every legion. To lose it in battle was the deepest disgrace a legion could suffer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe wolf.\u003c\/b\u003e Sacred to Mars, the animal that nursed Romulus and Remus in the Lupercal, the cave at the foot of the Palatine. Before Marius, the wolf marched beside the eagle as one of the legion's five standards. On this tee they rise again side by side: two standards, two Victories.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eTHE MARK: RIGHT SLEEVE\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cb\u003eIron Imperium logo\u003c\/b\u003e sits on the right sleeve, the maker's mark on the shoulder that carries the weight.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhat is carried on the garment:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eIRON IMPERIVM\u003c\/b\u003e: front, above the mask\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eHorned faun mask\u003c\/b\u003e: front, the angered face of Faunus and Pan\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTwo griffins\u003c\/b\u003e: front, guardians of Apollo and Nemesis\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eCVLTVS HONOR VIRTVS\u003c\/b\u003e: front, on the banner beneath the mask\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eIRON IMPERIVM\u003c\/b\u003e: vertical down the back\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eEagle-headed winged Victory\u003c\/b\u003e: back, the \u003ci\u003eaquila\u003c\/i\u003e of Jupiter\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eWolf-headed winged Victory\u003c\/b\u003e: back, the wolf of Mars\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eIron Imperium logo\u003c\/b\u003e: right sleeve\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDesigned by \u003cb\u003eRaf The Might\u003c\/b\u003e, working out of the heavy metal underground rather than a stock graphics library.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eTECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e100% organic ring-spun cotton, single jersey\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFabric weight: 180 g\/m² (5.3 oz\/yd²)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRegular fit, unisex\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSet-in sleeves, 1×1 rib at the collar\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWide double-needle topstitch on the sleeves and bottom hem\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSelf-fabric neck tape inside the back of the neck\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOrganic cotton certified under GOTS (Global Organic Textile Standard) and OCS (Organic Content Standard)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFabric certified to OEKO-TEX® STANDARD 100 (Certificate No. 1112055, Centexbel)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePETA-Approved Vegan\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePrinted with OEKO-TEX® ECO PASSPORT certified inks: DTG inks ECO PASSPORT No. E1SM1KNF9 (AITEX); DTF inks ECO PASSPORT No. 18.0.47571 (Hohenstein Laboratories GmbH \u0026amp; Co. KG)\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGarment colours: Black, Pompeian Red, White (White carries the design printed in black)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSizes: Black XS–5XL, Pompeian Red S–2XL, White XS–2XL\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eArtwork by Raf The Might\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWORN\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe gig, the pit, the Fest, the city, the long road home. Organic cotton with a structured rib collar and double-needle hems, built to hold its line wash after wash.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eTACTICAL SIZING NOTE\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRegular fit, cut to European sizing. In the UK and Europe take your usual size; size up for a looser, relaxed drop. US sizing runs one size larger, so \u003cb\u003eUS customers should order one size up\u003c\/b\u003e. Pompeian Red runs S–2XL and White XS–2XL; for 3XL–5XL, choose Black.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003ePRODUCT CARE\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMachine wash cold, inside out, with similar colours. Do not bleach. Hang-dry for the longest life. Iron inside out if needed; never iron directly on the print. Do not dry clean.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eFAQ\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat does CVLTVS HONOR VIRTVS mean?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCulture, honour, virtue. CVLTVS is the Latin \u003ci\u003ecultus\u003c\/i\u003e, what you tend and train every day; it is the root of \"culture\", not \"cult\". VIRTVS is courage, from \u003ci\u003evir\u003c\/i\u003e, man. HONOR is what virtue earns. The V replaces U as it did on Roman inscriptions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat is on the design?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFront: IRON IMPERIVM above a horned faun mask between two griffins, with a CVLTVS HONOR VIRTVS banner beneath. Back: IRON IMPERIVM vertically down the spine, between two winged Victories, one eagle-headed and one wolf-headed. Right sleeve: the Iron Imperium logo.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWho designed it?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRaf The Might, the artist behind work for Slayer, Behemoth, Ozzy Osbourne and Lamb of God.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat is it made of?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e100% organic ring-spun cotton at 180 g\/m², certified to GOTS, OCS and OEKO-TEX® STANDARD 100, PETA-Approved Vegan, and printed with OEKO-TEX® ECO PASSPORT certified inks.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHow should I size it?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTake your usual UK or EU size for a regular fit, or one size up for a relaxed fit. US customers should order one size up. Full measurements are in the size guide beside the size selector.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHow long until it arrives?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEvery piece is made to order. Allow 3–10 business days depending on region.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eMADE TO ORDER. NEVER IN BULK.\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYour tee is produced the moment you order it. Nothing sits in a warehouse, nothing is overproduced, nothing is destroyed unsold. That is why it takes a little longer to reach you, and why we would rather it did. Thank you for making a thoughtful purchasing decision.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eTACTICAL PAIRING\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLayer it under the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/ironimperium.com\/products\/mars-the-vengeful-strength-and-honour-unisex-hoodie\" title=\"Mars The Vengeful Strength and Honour Unisex Hoodie\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMars The Vengeful Strength and Honour Hoodie\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e: the god whose wolf stands on your back.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eREAD THE CODE\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe three words, one at a time: \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/ironimperium.com\/blogs\/news\/what-does-cultus-mean-latin\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCVLTVS: Not a Cult, a Culture\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e · \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/ironimperium.com\/blogs\/news\/what-does-virtus-mean-roman-virtue\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVIRTVS: What Roman Virtue Really Meant\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e · \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/ironimperium.com\/blogs\/news\/ancient-warrior-honour-battle\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHONOR: How Honour Was Earned in Battle\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003c!-- Read More Section Ends Here --\u003e\n\u003cstyle\u003e .product-description-details { margin: 20px 0; 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