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| Agia Sofia Temple [1]. In my opinion, it is the most impressing architectural creation all over the world. |
29th of May 1453. 558 years ago. The Capital of the great Byzantine Empire was captured by the Ottoman Turks. Constantinople (or Istanbul, or Polis) became the capital of the Ottoman Empire. After 8 weeks of siege, the last emperor, Constantine the XI was killed and Sultan Mehmed II conquered the City. According to historians, Constantine said the following marvelous phrase to Sultan Mehmed II: “Delivering you the City, is not my decision and it is not a decision of anyone of its citizens as we all unsolicited decide that we will die*” [2]. Leaders like him should be an exemplar of the politicians of the new era. Do not sell your nations to brutal financial killers. Resist and fight until death.
Read here more about Constantinople, one of the best Greek achievements!
[1]: Image taken from http://www.citypictures.org/
[2]: http://www.blog.gr/article.php?id=33646&category_id=23
* The translation is mine and I believe that it represents the original meaning of the phrase.
[2]: http://www.blog.gr/article.php?id=33646&category_id=23
* The translation is mine and I believe that it represents the original meaning of the phrase.
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