Is the 'greek' claim to Constantinople valid?

Collapse
X
 
  • Filter
  • Time
  • Show
Clear All
new posts
  • TrueMacedonian
    Senior Member
    • Jan 2009
    • 3810

    Is the 'greek' claim to Constantinople valid?

    From what we know about this city and its great history is the neo-hellene claim valid? Ultimately this claim landed Macedonia in a house of pain with the new-comer refugee Baptized Turks after the war for this land was lost. So does anyone think that their claims to Constantinople, or Istanbul, are valid?
    Slayer Of The Modern "greek" Myth!!!
  • osiris
    Senior Member
    • Sep 2008
    • 1969

    #2
    under no circumstances

    Comment

    • Spartan
      Senior Member
      • Sep 2008
      • 1037

      #3
      Not anymore...... the Greek population in that city has been reduced to less than 20 000 if im not mistaken. Hardly enough to claim it by todays standards.
      Also, I dont believe thare is any 'claim', officialy, to konstantinople from the Greeks anymore.
      Last edited by Spartan; 02-18-2010, 08:34 PM.

      Comment

      • osiris
        Senior Member
        • Sep 2008
        • 1969

        #4
        spartan the greek population of constantinople may never have been the majority, it was the official langauge after the 8th century but it was not the native langauge of all the population.

        greek being the lingua franca of the eastern medditerranean doesnt mean that it was always greeks speaking it, like latin or english today.

        Comment

        • Spartan
          Senior Member
          • Sep 2008
          • 1037

          #5
          Osiris, I said they have no claim :lol

          Comment

          • osiris
            Senior Member
            • Sep 2008
            • 1969

            #6
            i know man i was just adding to the debate how are you bro, our team the gunners just got done a few days ago.

            Comment

            • Spartan
              Senior Member
              • Sep 2008
              • 1037

              #7
              Oh sorry in that case, lol...Im okay man, surviving...
              Dont even bring up our Gunners right now bro....sad story.....

              Comment

              • osiris
                Senior Member
                • Sep 2008
                • 1969

                #8
                yeah its a sad state of affairs there lets hope fabregas doesnt go at the end of this year.

                Comment

                • Spartan
                  Senior Member
                  • Sep 2008
                  • 1037

                  #9
                  I second that!!

                  Comment

                  • Soldier of Macedon
                    Senior Member
                    • Sep 2008
                    • 13670

                    #10
                    A Greek-speaking presence emerged in the area due to colonisation in the ancient period, after that, the area remained a large transit route between Europe and Asia, with all sorts of people living there. In the eastern end of the Roman Empire, Constantine the Great established it as the capital, then Heraclius of Carthage in Africa introduced the Greek language as official.

                    It all comes down to circumstances, ethnic Greeks have no valid claim in an exclusive manner to 'ownership' of the area, they already suffer enough difficulties explaining the validity of other areas closer to or within the modern Greek state.
                    In the name of the blood and the sun, the dagger and the gun, Christ protect this soldier, a lion and a Macedonian.

                    Comment

                    • osiris
                      Senior Member
                      • Sep 2008
                      • 1969

                      #11
                      except for spartan som he has every right to be a canadian as well as a spartan

                      Comment

                      • Soldier of Macedon
                        Senior Member
                        • Sep 2008
                        • 13670

                        #12
                        Can he be Greek also?
                        In the name of the blood and the sun, the dagger and the gun, Christ protect this soldier, a lion and a Macedonian.

                        Comment

                        • osiris
                          Senior Member
                          • Sep 2008
                          • 1969

                          #13
                          if it was my call he is a human being there fore has the right to self determination.

                          he may not want to be after all the shit we have been saying about hell arse.

                          Comment

                          • Spartan
                            Senior Member
                            • Sep 2008
                            • 1037

                            #14
                            lol, Im good as I am osiris, A Greek-Canadian-Spartan from Hellarse!!!!

                            Comment

                            • osiris
                              Senior Member
                              • Sep 2008
                              • 1969

                              #15
                              spartans and macedonians maybe we can take back macedonia and you guys can have hellas to yourselves, with you as el presidente and call it sparta

                              Comment

                              Working...
                              X