Theodore

[Dr. Maalouf ‏ @realMaalouf]

Reminder: the Crusades were a response to over 400 years of Islamic aggression against Christians and Europe.

632: Muhammad dies.

635: Muslims conquer the Christian city of Damascus.

636: Muslims conquer the Christian city of Antioch.

637: Muslims conquer the Holy Land.

639: Muslims conquer the first Christian country Armenia.

641: Muslims conquer the Coptic Christian country of Egypt.

650: Muslim armies reach southern Italy and Cyprus, taking thousands of captives as "slaves" and "concubines."

711: Muslims invade Spain, and by 715, they have overrun most of it.

717: Muslims besiege Constantinople but are repelled.

730: Muslims invade France, only to be stopped by Charles Martel at the Battle of Tours.

792: The ruler of Al-Andalus calls for the invasion of France, and Muslim armies are assembled to attack it again, but they are repelled.

827: Muslims invade Sicily and Italy, persecuting monks. Sicily remains under Islamic rule until 1092.

846: Muslims invade Rome and force the Pope to pay tribute.

848: A third invasion of France occurs, and they are repelled for the third time.

909: Muslims occupy Sardinia.

937: The Church of the Holy Sepulcher is burned down by Muslims, and more churches in Jerusalem are attacked.

1009: Destruction of the Church of the Resurrection in Jerusalem.

1012: Beginning of al-Hakim’s oppressive decrees against Christians.

1071: Muslim Turks attack the Byzantines and occupy much of Anatolia.

1094: Byzantine emperor Alexios I Komnenos asks Western Christendom for help against Muslim Turkish invasions.

1095: Pope Urban II finally declared the First Crusade.

[Theodore @theodoresparta]

@echofoxtro602 Turkey have to be destroyed completely.

[well-meaning @FreshSummerWind]

From Massalia to Neapolis, from Byzantium to Alexandria, Greek hands shaped cities far beyond today’s borders.
This was Great Greece and the wider Greek world: a civilization that carried its language, culture and spirit across the Mediterranean and beyond.

[Homer Pavlos @HomerPavlos]

And again: when they call you Islamophobes, I want you to remember that 200 years ago, in Chios, 42,000 Greek Christians were massacred by the Muslim Turks and 52,000 were sold into slavery. Please don’t forget.

[Dr. Maalouf ‏ @realMaalouf]

Liberal French women are putting on hijabs in ‘solidarity’ with Muslims amid Marine Le Pen’s call to ban them in public.

Strangely, we never hear about removing the hijab in solidarity with women in Iran and Afghanistan who die for wearing it wrong, or taking it off.

The ‘solidarity’ is always one-sided.

[Paul Anleitner @PaulAnleitner]

“Rebels=good guys” is the most tired trope in all of Hollywood.

You know what would actually be edgy?

“In a land of rebels, a good king rises.”

[Hellenist ☀️🏺⚡️ @RealHellenist]

Hades and Persephone

[Πρακτική Σκέψη @praktikiskepsi]

@clashreport 🇬🇷Western Asia Minor is so close to Greece and so far from Ankara. It should be given to Greece for peace and stability in the Eastern Mediterranean.

[Theodore @theodoresparta]

Οι Τούρκοι είναι ηλίθιοι

[Clash Report @clashreport]

2 km from Türkiye. 580 km from Greece.

And yet it claims 40,000 km² of sea.

Kastellorizo — a tiny island right off the Turkish coast — is being used to cut off 1,577 km of Türkiye's Mediterranean coastline.

And, the 1947 Paris Treaty says it must stay demilitarized.

Today? Greek missile boats armed with Exocets patrol its waters.

[Ελένη Παπαδοπούλου - Δημοτική Σύμβουλος @i_athina_mas]

Αυτό που μπαίνουν υποτίθεται λιγότεροι λαθρομετανάστες, αλλά οι γειτονιές μας έχουν γεμίσει από διαμερίσματα και ολόκληρα κτίρια με αυτούς, μπορεί να μου εξηγήσει κάποιος πώς συμβαίνει; Πώς γίνεται να κυκλοφορούν περισσότεροι, ενώ έρχονται λιγότεροι; Και πώς γίνεται να έρχονται ξυπόλητοι και εντός ολίγου να έχουν επιχειρήσεις;
Επίσης αυτές οι δομές ανηλίκων στην Αθήνα που θα έκλειναν από τον χειμώνα, μετά θα έκλειναν τον Ιούνιο, μετά θα έκλειναν μόνο 4-5, ε τελικά δεν έκλεισαν και έτσι όπως το βλέπω δεν θα κλείσουν και ποτέ.
Επίσης, όπως είπε ο ΠΘ, κανείς δεν ασχολείται με το λαθρομεταναστευτικό. Παρέλειψε τρεις λεξούλες. Κανείς από την κυβέρνηση δεν ασχολείται με το λαθρομεταναστευτικό. #λαθρομετανάστες #Αθήνα #γκέτο

[Theodore @theodoresparta]

@DIAS Δεν είσαι καν Έλληνας εν τω μεταξύ.

[Uzay Bulut @bulutuzay_]

This legendary gentleman would disagree:

[Dr. Anzhela Mnatsakanyan @ANZHELA_YAN]

A reminder for everyone: From 1913–1923, the Ottoman Empire—current Turkey—carried out genocidal campaigns against Armenians, Greeks and Assyrians, killing 1.5M Armenians, 700K Greeks and 500K Assyrians for being Christian. A century later, Turkey still denies responsibility.

[Homer Pavlos @HomerPavlos]

@clashreport Again you threaten us with invasion. We can’t discuss with you anymore. You understand only the language of war. You are barbarians. Turkey needs to be destroyed. It’s not just Erdogan and the state, it’s the Turks.

[Theodore @theodoresparta]

@HomerPavlos Ωραίος

[Homer Pavlos @HomerPavlos]

On March 30, 1822, when the massacre in Chios began, the Muslim Turks had clear orders. The Sultan had commanded that all Greek Christians be slaughtered, except for boys aged 3-12 and women from 12 to 40. These would be captured and destined for the slave markets.

Young girls were raped publicly in the streets, and newlyweds in front of their husbands, who were then slaughtered. Others were raped in front of their parents, after which the men's genitals were cut off. Women over 40 were set on fire and left to burn alive. Pregnant women had their bellies ripped open and their fetuses pulled out, while small children were thrown forcefully against rocks. The frenzy of the Muslims was unprecedented.

Many Turkish soldiers cut off the heads of Greek Christians and then licked their swords. With this act, they believed they would earn a place in paradise. Others were hanged from the island's trees for deterrence. Severed human limbs and corpses were scattered on the streets, while the sea had turned red from the blood. The smoke from the burning houses had covered all of Chios, while the flames made the night look like day.Several women from Chios preferred death over dishonor and slavery.

They committed suicide by jumping off cliffs. Some were killed while defending their children, siblings, and husbands. Even among those who were captured, some died on hunger strike.Destitute women and children from the island were crammed into ships and transported to the markets of Smyrna and Constantinople, where they were sold as slaves at humiliating prices.

By May 1, 1822, over 41.000 slave ownership documents, known as "teskerés", had been issued in Chios. According to the French-language newspaper of Smyrna, Spectateur Oriental, by May 10, duties had been paid at the Smyrna customs for 40,000 slaves. The priest Welsh from the English embassy in Constantinople recorded what he saw in those days at the city's slave market:

"The Turks treated the women from Chios with utmost contempt. They examined them, groped them like butchers do lambs, and bought them for 100 grosia to 3 pounds per head. About 500 women from Chios were sold in the fish market."

The tragic events of Chios shocked Europe and America. For many weeks, the European press reported daily information and descriptions about the fate of the inhabitants, the massacres, the plunder, and the sale of women and children in the slave markets.

Korais writes in a letter to Varvakis:

"Imagine that you see Christ on the Cross, drenched in His blood, and calling out to you these paternal words: My son Varvakis, many thousands of captives baptized in my name are in danger at this hour of renouncing me and embracing the abominable religion of Mohammed. Behold the time, baptized in my name, beloved son, to save your baptized brothers from the Turkish defilement."

The horrific images of the crimes of the Muslims against the Greek Christians were never erased from the collective memory of Europeans. Great European artists were so shocked by the descriptions that they created important works inspired by Chios.

The famous painting by Delacroix is exhibited to this day in a prominent position at the Louvre. Victor Hugo's poem titled "The Greek Child" is a moving record. But the most famous sculpture of 19th-century America also stands out, named: the "Greek Slave." The sculptor Hiram Powers began carving it about twenty years after the tragic events. The statue depicts a young woman, nude, bound with chains. In one hand, she holds a small cross on a chain.

Powers himself describes the subject of his work as follows:

"The Slave has been abducted by the Turks from one of the Greek Islands during the Greek Revolution, the history of which is known to all. Her father and mother, and perhaps all her relatives, have been exterminated by her enemies, and she alone was kept alive, as a treasure that could not be thrown away. Now she is among barbarian strangers, under the pressure of the full recollection of the catastrophic events that led her to this state. She stands exposed to the gaze of people she abhors, and awaits her fate with intense anxiety, which is mitigated by her trust in the goodness of God. Gather all these sufferings together, and add to them the strength and resignation of a Christian, and there is no room left for shame."

As a Greek, I will use my weapon, the knowledge of my history, to warn as many as I can about the violent and barbaric invasion of Islam and the war we are experiencing today.

You might wonder why I repost the same stories once in a while. Repetition is the mother of learning. The only reason I have X is to educate people about Greek history. My purpose is to keep barbarians away.

- Homer Pavlos

[Theodore @theodoresparta]

@Arber__L @HomerPavlos @grok No they are not. Grok is wrong here. The direct descendants of the Souliotes are alive and they have said multiple times that they are of Greek origin and have nothing to do with Albanians and that their ancestors didn’t speak Albanian.

[Homer Pavlos @HomerPavlos]

On December 18, 1803, at Zalongo, a group of Greek Women jumped from the cliffs, holding their children. They chose death over falling into the hands of Muslims where they would face rape, abuse and enslavement. They chose death over dishonor. Islam has no place in Greece.

[Alexandros Itimoudis @qasireu]

Πάρα πολύ καλό, εξαιρετική δουλειά.

Η Ελλάδα πλέον ξέρει τι ξέρει η Τουρκία, αλλά αντιθέτως η Τουρκία δεν ξέρει τι ξέρει η Ελλάδα.

Και ίσως αυτό που ξέρει η Ελλάδα να το λαμβάνει ή να το προσφέρει στο Ισραήλ.

[Homer Pavlos @HomerPavlos]

Converting Hagia Sophia into a mosque is the biggest proof that Islam is the religion of barbarians.