The clerical dilemma The Turkish conquest of Greece in 1453 was a calamity. The best Greeks left the country for Europe. Resistance to the occupiers never ceased, though the Sultan gave the Orthodox clergy a privileged position. One of the best Greeks who left the country was Adamantios Koraes, 1748-1833. He worked in Paris […] The post Freedom or Death: How Adamantios Koraes transformed Greek thought into the Greek Revolution of 1821 appeared first on Hellenic News of America.
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