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<p>[QUOTE="ancient coin hunter, post: 4514083, member: 87200"]There is an old Greek legend that Constantine XI will return one day and drive the Turks out of Constantinople. The genesis for this idea is that his body was never found.</p><p><br /></p><p>"Following his death, he became a <b>legendary</b> figure in Greek folklore as the Marmaromenos Vasilias, the "Marble Emperor" who would awaken and recover the Empire and Constantinople from the Ottomans. His death marked the end of the Roman Empire."</p><p><br /></p><p>If this is the case then he can be considered "the last of the Romans." While not particularly religious, after visiting Hagia Sophia I had the feeling that it would be nice if the authorities in Istanbul would re-activate it as a church, rather than a museum. From the inside the dome seems to float above the windows that let in the sunshine. Definitely a beautiful and almost ethereal sight.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="ancient coin hunter, post: 4514083, member: 87200"]There is an old Greek legend that Constantine XI will return one day and drive the Turks out of Constantinople. The genesis for this idea is that his body was never found. "Following his death, he became a [B]legendary[/B] figure in Greek folklore as the Marmaromenos Vasilias, the "Marble Emperor" who would awaken and recover the Empire and Constantinople from the Ottomans. His death marked the end of the Roman Empire." If this is the case then he can be considered "the last of the Romans." While not particularly religious, after visiting Hagia Sophia I had the feeling that it would be nice if the authorities in Istanbul would re-activate it as a church, rather than a museum. From the inside the dome seems to float above the windows that let in the sunshine. Definitely a beautiful and almost ethereal sight.[/QUOTE]
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