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Posted on 2/1/20 at 4:30 pm to Mando
Would rather have visited the city of it was still Constantinople but Istanbul is a cool city filled with history still. I won’t be making any visits to turkey anytime soon due to the political situation over there but I would like to see Istanbul (and Gallipoli) someday should they get their shite together.
Posted on 2/1/20 at 5:18 pm to Nigel Farage
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I won’t be making any visits to turkey anytime soon due to the political situation over there
I went last year, was completely fine, and had an amazing time. Just avoid the Syrian border and any rural areas in the middle / southern parts of the country.
Posted on 2/1/20 at 5:31 pm to Mando
Check out the Ottoman Empire show on Netflix. It's pretty interesting that all this happened right before the Americas was discovered and that the old school Ottoman empire was still a thing until WW1.
If Greece hadn't tried to stay neutral in WW1 then the Allies may have given Constantinople to them which would have been hella interesting. I actually think the Turks have done a good job with the city though once it was sacked. Many folks in the Navy will tell you that Turkey is the cleanest country they visited.
If Greece hadn't tried to stay neutral in WW1 then the Allies may have given Constantinople to them which would have been hella interesting. I actually think the Turks have done a good job with the city though once it was sacked. Many folks in the Navy will tell you that Turkey is the cleanest country they visited.
Posted on 2/1/20 at 5:44 pm to Apollyon
The crusaders didn't just conquer it but looted the city. Wasnt much for Turks to take.
Many books were destroyed as well.
Greeks were going to take it back 100 years ago but the scumbag brits stopped them
Many books were destroyed as well.
Greeks were going to take it back 100 years ago but the scumbag brits stopped them
Posted on 2/1/20 at 6:00 pm to Boo Krewe
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Mulsims
But they're all dyslexic, from what I read.
Posted on 2/1/20 at 6:06 pm to Mando
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This post was edited on 6/6/20 at 8:36 am
Posted on 2/1/20 at 6:21 pm to BeepNode
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Check out the Ottoman Empire show on Netflix.
I enjoyed it too. It’s Dan Carlin like history. A mix of fact and crazy fiction.
Posted on 2/1/20 at 6:49 pm to Manzielathon
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Idk man. They make some amazing food.
That’s not how cuisine works.
Posted on 2/1/20 at 7:08 pm to Ancient Astronaut
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I enjoyed it too. It’s Dan Carlin like history. A mix of fact and crazy fiction.
Yeah, I was surprised that Netflix twisted it in such a way that romanticized the Italians so much. The meeting between Mehmet and Guistiani made me lol. They would have killed Mehmet, and even if they didn't, Giustiani would have taken Mehmet's offer. He was basically an outcast pirate who took the job not understanding just how advanced those Ottoman cannons were or how committed they were. He would have sold the Byzantines out in a heartbeat and he sure wouldnt be able to take out 50 or whatever Janissaries by himself. They made it seem like the Turks were a bunch of idiots and the Romans were super human. The Janissaries were nearly as formidable as the Roman soldiers. It's just that the city's defenses were really good. They would have had to cross multiple killing fields where most would be cut down by bolts, arrows, cannons, buck-shot, etc.
This post was edited on 2/1/20 at 9:07 pm
Posted on 2/1/20 at 8:44 pm to efrad
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Turkey was Rome.
Rome is the mob!
Posted on 2/1/20 at 10:55 pm to JustinBRLA
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quote: Too many Muslim sites
So?
It’s easy to say that when your head hasn’t been cut off by a muzzie on jihad juice.
Posted on 2/1/20 at 10:56 pm to Havoc
I’d bet a significant sum of money you’ve never stepped foot outside of the Western Hemisphere.
Posted on 2/1/20 at 11:06 pm to Boo Krewe
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Turkey was a Roman colony
It was the center of the Eastern Roman empire for 1000 years after the fall of Rome.
The Eastern Roman empire ended in 1453, only 40 years before Columbus.
Posted on 2/1/20 at 11:11 pm to Mando
The irony is that Constantinople fell because the other Christians didn't give a frick about it.
Posted on 2/1/20 at 11:33 pm to Unknown_Poster
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The irony is that Constantinople fell because the other Christians didn't give a frick about it.
I think thats partly true.
Had the church not split between the Greeks and the Romans it would have had a different outcome.
Generally speaking the Greek Orthodox church held a relative peace with the Arabs during the crusades... this angered the west to the point that during the 4th crusade it was (Greek Orthodox christian) Constantinople that was sacked, not Arab held Jerusalem.
Posted on 2/2/20 at 12:07 am to Mando
It’s tough when good places fall to the trash of society. Constantinople and BR apparently have a lot in common.
Posted on 2/2/20 at 12:13 am to Mando
It is probably my favorite major European city, as a tourist, for history. Haven't been there in 22 years. Holy shite I just got old.
Posted on 2/2/20 at 7:18 am to lsucoonass
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Are y’all Armenian?
No, we are from Houma.
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