They were ruled from Constantinople. So Greece proper should belong to Constantinople? I'll just ring the Turkish government and tell them they are the official owners of Greece. They'll be so happy!Originally Posted by ajaxfetish
They were ruled from Constantinople. So Greece proper should belong to Constantinople? I'll just ring the Turkish government and tell them they are the official owners of Greece. They'll be so happy!Originally Posted by ajaxfetish
Modern Greece no, but during the days of the Byzantine Empire both the city and the Greek peninsula were part of the same political entity, Greek-speaking and Orthodox Christian.
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"The English are a strange people....They came here in the morning, looked at the wall, walked over it, killed the garrison and returned to breakfast. What can withstand them?"
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