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The following flags could be translated into the following letters:
M M somewhere in East Asia (5)
J J somewhere in the Middle East (7)
B B somewhere in West Europe (5)
C C somewhere in West Europe (10)

Could you find out which ancient city these flags represent?

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Although these countries are unknown, we all know the fans whose outfits matches the flags :)

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    $\begingroup$ Would you have higher-resolution pictures of these flags? $\endgroup$
    – DanDan面
    Commented Aug 9 at 21:55
  • $\begingroup$ @DanDan面, at the moment, no. It wouldn't add any extra information. You can always zoom in if you like. $\endgroup$
    – Lezzup
    Commented Aug 10 at 7:30
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    $\begingroup$ In the first flag, for instance, it is slightly unclear to me whether the central red figure is meant to be a circle or a cross. Although I assume it is supposed to be a circle :) $\endgroup$
    – DanDan面
    Commented Aug 10 at 8:00
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    $\begingroup$ @DanDan面, doesn't matter very much. Colors are more important than shapes $\endgroup$
    – Lezzup
    Commented Aug 10 at 9:34

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First of all, let's observe that each row points towards:

Disney Princesses. The "flag" is a simplified version of their dresses, then the first letter of their names, then a rough location and number of letters in their names. We can fill the table like this:

M | M | somewhere in East Asia (5) = MULAN

J | J | somewhere in the Middle East (7) = JASMINE

B | B | somewhere in West Europe (5) = BELLE

C | C | somewhere in West Europe (10) = CINDERELLA

Then we look at the flags at the bottom:

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S = SNOW WHITE

P = POCAHONTAS

A = ARIEL

R = RAPUNZEL

T = TIANA

A = AURORA

Looking at the letters each clue provides we get the ancient city:

SPARTA

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  • $\begingroup$ Ah yes, so the last image (the 'double-up') must be rot13(gur qerff sebz gur znxr-vg-cvax-znxr-vg-oyhr fprar). All makes sense now - great spot :) $\endgroup$
    – Stiv
    Commented Aug 13 at 5:56
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    $\begingroup$ Correct, well done. Although the first A isnt rot13(nheben), but a different one. $\endgroup$
    – Lezzup
    Commented Aug 13 at 8:43
  • $\begingroup$ Out of curiosity, which flag did you recognize first? $\endgroup$
    – Lezzup
    Commented Aug 13 at 8:45
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    $\begingroup$ (FWIW In my comment above I also thought both A's were just alternative 'appearances' for the same one, since 'the other A' is more renowned for a 'different appearance' on first thought...) $\endgroup$
    – Stiv
    Commented Aug 13 at 13:38
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    $\begingroup$ @Lezzup I've corrected the first A, I had a hard time distinguishing each. The first flag I recognised was M, then the first one in the answer. I knew I had seen those colors somewhere and there was a key word in the first hint. $\endgroup$
    – Arturo Vial Arqueros
    Commented Aug 13 at 13:38

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