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Friday, July 24, 2020

Greek Legend: The “Marbled King”, Hagia Sophia and the Red Apple Tree

On 24 of July 2020, when Hagia Sophia was officially converted into a mosque, is the day Greek patriots wished the “Marbled King” would wake up, conquer Constantinople again and have Turks return to their homeland, the Red Apple Tree.  The “Marbled King” is Constantine XI Palaiologos, the last Byzantine Emperor, a hero who died … The post Greek Legend: The “Marbled King”, Hagia Sophia and the Red Apple Tree appeared first on Keep Talking Greece.


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