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Burden of a Millennium by JohnJollos The last Roman Emperor Constantine XI with some of his great imperial ancestors above him. He really did have to face a burden, inheriting an empire doomed to collapse. Facing the shortcomings of his ancestors and paying the price!

I had someone make this “argument” that the Hagia Sophia wasn’t sacked in 1453… The evidence? Muslims just can’t do that, and neither can Turks. They aren’t capable of it! Only everyone else can do bad things I guess. It’s not the first or last time I’ll see this racism sadly.

After Constantinople fell in 1453 the news spread in June across Europe. Christian powers which had either neglected to help or contributed to the downfall of the Empire directly reacted in horror. Nearby states duly sent diplomats to make terms with the new reality. 🧵🧵

A letter to Pope Nicholas V reporting the fall of Constantinople in 1453: “Most Holy Father and Blessed Lord, I am a prey to mourning and sadness of the capture by the Turks of the admirable city of Constantinople, after a fierce war ending in its painful annexation. The city

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