Τετάρτη 6 Απριλίου 2016

One typical 'proof' of the Hellenic conscience of Byzantium!

There is a text where a certain Joseph Genesius refers to "our Achilleus". The Greek Christians use similar quotes as evidence to prove that the Byzantines saw themselves as Hellenes with just another faith. They say that they saw Achilleus as their ancestor, so Byzantium is the continuation of Ancient Greece. However by reading the text one can see that their Achilleus was an Armenian named Manuel. He wasn't called the new Achilleus or "the Achilleus of our time".

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