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[The Cypriot]

Your take-home message was to fcuk the Byzantine Empire, was it not?

All the mythological nationalistic baggage that's attached to it, absolutely. Why have you chosen to avoid the very serious point I was making before it?

The Greek/Cypriot Byzantine Empire (of which the icon is a sample) is rather precious to us Cypriots ....

As was the glorious Roman Empire to Mussolini and his blackshirts. Can we get back to the point I was making?

[DT.]

Your take-home message was to fcuk the Byzantine Empire, was it not?

All the mythological nationalistic baggage that's attached to it, absolutely. Why have you chose to avoid the very serious point I was making before it?

The Greek/Cypriot Byzantine Empire (of which the icon is a sample) is rather precious to us Cypriots ....

As was the glorious Roman Empire to Mussolini and his blackshirts. Can we get back to the point I was making?

so what are your feelings of the ottoman empire? Any connection with the turks?

[The Cypriot]

so what are your feelings of the ottoman empire? Any connection with the turks?

Good analogy. Turkey's occupation and expansionist desires on Cyprus is a throwback to the Ottoman Empire. Similarly, the Junta's expansionist desires on Cyprus, culminating in the coup against Makarios in 1974 was a throwback to the Byzantine era.

[DT.]

so what are your feelings of the ottoman empire? Any connection with the turks?

Good analogy. Turkey's occupation and expansionist desires on Cyprus is a throwback to the Ottoman Empire. Similarly, the Junta's expansionist desires on Cyprus, culminating in the coup against Makarios in 1974 was a throwback to the Byzantine era.

You seriously believe the junta had an expansionist plan in Cyprus that was inspired by the Byzantine Empire?

[The Cypriot]

GR! and "The Cypriot" are New Turks ....

Don't bandy about insults. Let's exchange on substance or not at all.

It wasn't an insult, O. It was a serious point I was making about where fascism leads. Christ, where's that icon you posted? Let me light a candle, cross myself and pray I get through to you.

[DT.]

so what are your feelings of the ottoman empire? Any connection with the turks?

Good analogy. Turkey's occupation and expansionist desires on Cyprus is a throwback to the Ottoman Empire. Similarly, the Junta's expansionist desires on Cyprus, culminating in the coup against Makarios in 1974 was a throwback to the Byzantine era.

I suppose we're gonna call the Megali Ekklissia in Constantinople a Roman church now....

[Oracle]

GR! and "The Cypriot" are New Turks ....

Don't bandy about insults. Let's exchange on substance or not at all.

It wasn't an insult, O. It was a serious point I was making about where fascism leads. Christ, where's that icon you posted? Let me light a candle, cross myself and pray I get through to you.

... well now you're making sense.

The Byzantine Empire was not about fascism ... it may have been sabotaged, as were many traditions ...

[Get Real!]

:roll: so can someone tell me why English became the dominant language when it did?

DT, your question was as relevant to the "Byzantine Empire" actually being the Eastern Roman Empire, as the question…

“Why are the Taliban popular in Afghanistan and Pakistan?”

[Oracle]

:roll: so can someone tell me why English became the dominant language when it did?

DT, your question was as relevant to the "Byzantine Empire" actually being the Eastern Roman Empire, as the question…

“Why are the Taliban popular in Afghanistan and Pakistan?”

See DT.!

I told you he was going to do this!

I told you !

[DT.]

:roll: so can someone tell me why English became the dominant language when it did?

DT, your question was as relevant to the "Byzantine Empire" actually being the Eastern Roman Empire, as the question…

“Why are the Taliban popular in Afghanistan and Pakistan?”

then show me one piece of evidence that the Agia Sophia was a Roman church. 2 of the emperors of the Byzantine Empire where involved there must be reference of a Roman church somewhere and not the Megali Ekklissia as it was then known.