05-02-2006, 12:05 AM
Quote:May 20th, 1453, Mahmed II took the city.
Mt Athos which was given to the monks of the Orthodox Church never recognized Ottoman authority and kept up the fight until liberation (then they fought the Greek gov't!)
They still fly the double headed eagle, last flag of the byzantine empire.
Travis
I’m assuming they lost against the Greeks, so they’re Greek even though they still fly the Byzantine flag, right? Or are they technically still the Byzantine Empire?
Steve
