• DragonTypeWyvern
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    1 month ago

    It doesn’t, it finished falling in 1453 when the Turks conquered the Eastern capital of Constantinople.

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      30 days ago

      Some people argue that given that the church was effectively one of the arm of the empire then a part of the Empire still exist today. Not saying they are right or wrong but I understand the argument.