Greece
Ancient Greece
A Crusader’s History of the Sack of Constantinople
De la Conquête de Constantinople (On the Conquest of Constantinople), one of the oldest surviving examples of French prose, is considered to be the most important historical source on the Fourth Crusade and the tragic Sack of Constantinople.
As disturbing...
Greece
The Historical Memory of Constantinople, 567 Years After the Fall
Michael Goodyear*
May 29, 1453: the final Ottoman assault on Constantinople succeeds. Ottoman cannon fire had battered the great Theodosian Walls of the city. The last Byzantine emperor, Constantine XI Palaiologos-Dragases, had torn off his imperial regalia and died fighting...
Greece
Constantinople Reconstructed: The City Recreated in All its Glory (photos)
Images of the city of Constantinople just before it fell to the Ottomans in 1453 have been created by archaeologists and published in the Turkish magazine Κarar.
Constantinople was the largest and wealthiest city in Europe from the middle of the...
Greece
Constantinople Expats Reply to Turkish President's One-Sided Allegations
The Association of Constantinople Expatriates sent a caustic open letter to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, saying that Ankara violates the rights of Greeks in Turkey, and that Thrace Muslims are respected by the Greek government.
The letter came after the...
Greece
Erdogan Provokes Calling Fall of Constantinople 'Example of Victory for All Mankind' at Anniversary
"The fall of Constantinople is a victory - an example for all mankind," Tayyip Erdogan said in his speech on the 564th anniversary of the fall of the city.
The Turkish president also said: "We are fighting to serve this...
Greece
564 Years Since the Fall of Constantinople: The End of an Empire (Video)
May 29 marks the 56th anniversary of the siege and capture of the magnificent Christian Orthodox city of Constantinople, the eastern capital of the Roman Empire, to the forces led by the Ottoman Turkish Sultan, Mohammed (Mehmet) II. A...
Diaspora
Turkey's Continued Siege of Constantinople: Insulting Celebration of Greek Bloodshed on May 29
May 29 marks the 563rd anniversary of the siege and capture of the magnificent Christian Orthodox city of Constantinople, the eastern capital of the Roman Empire, to the forces led by the Ottoman Turkish Sultan, Mohammed (Mehmet) II. A...
Greece
562 Years Since the Fall of Constantinople: The End of an Empire [VIDEO]
The fall of Constantinople was the result of a three month siege by the Ottoman army, led by Sultan Mehmed II. At the time, Emperor Constantine XI Palaiologos was the ruler of the Byzantine capital. The siege lasted from April...
Greece
Elder Paisios Canonized by Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople
Elder Paisios has been canonized on Tuesday by Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople as he was unanimously accepted by the Holy Synod of the Greek Orthodox Church.
As reported by the Ecumenical Patriarchate, he is now Saint Paisios and is added in...
Greece
A Fascinating Documentary About Fall of Constantinople [VIDEO]
May 29 marks the 561st anniversary since the Fall of Constantinople, which was the result of the siege of the Byzantine capital by the Ottoman army led by Sultan Mehmed II, while the city was being ruled by Emperor...
Greece
Ano Poroia Village, a Small Constantinople
Ano Poroia is a village located in Macedonia, Greece, with unique Macedonian architecture. It is hidden in perennial plane trees and crystal waters and embraces mountain Belles, keeping it safe as a treasure that has not been touched by...
Greece
Constantinople to Thessaloniki Flights of Turkish Airlines Give Relief to Tourists
Mayor of Thessaloniki, Yiannis Mpoutaris stated after the meeting of the Turkish Airlines' presentation that 30,000 tourists from Turkey visited Thessaloniki in 2011.
Mpoutaris stated, "The beginning of flights from Constantinople to Thessaloniki via Turkish Airlines contribute to the improvement...
Greece
Athens' Official Site Refers to Constantinople as Istanbul
An unpleasant surprise awaits those who are going to visit the Greek capital’s official site. Apparently Constantinople is referred to as Istanbul, preferring Turkish vocabulary to Greek. What follows is the official announcement of the Municipality of Athens about...
Greece
The Forgotten History of Greece’s Kingdom of Thessalonica
In the turbulent years following the conquest of Constantinople in 1204 during the Fourth Crusade, a number of newly-born Latin and Byzantine Greek states emerged. These states were established to fill the power vacuum left by the shattered and...
Greece
April 10th: Greece Honors Heroic Exodus of Missolonghi
On April 10, 1826, the 10,500 Missolonghi inhabitants, after one year of siege, made the heroic "Exodus of Missolonghi"