tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1488878054798413768.post1611681634062518497..comments2023-10-04T02:22:10.133-07:00Comments on The Italian Monarchist: The Italian Defender of ConstantinopleMadMonarchisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08083008336883267870noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1488878054798413768.post-41402744727109060402012-10-22T22:33:22.777-07:002012-10-22T22:33:22.777-07:00True. It started with Constantine the Great who wa...True. It started with Constantine the Great who was a Roman Emperor and considered himself Roman and, though most today don't realize it, the east originally conducted all business exclusively in Latin and even fairly late still spoke Latin as well as Greek. And, as the siege of Constantinople shows, at the very end it was disproportionately Italians who were fighting to defend the city when so many others would not.MadMonarchisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08083008336883267870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1488878054798413768.post-66175514710943840102012-10-22T21:42:34.287-07:002012-10-22T21:42:34.287-07:00Most people forget that the Byzantine Empire was n...Most people forget that the Byzantine Empire was not a Greek Empire but a Roman one; the emperors were Hellenized Romans (i.e. Italians who adopted Greek culture and language).Bloggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01275978748979489332noreply@blogger.com