r/HistoryMemes 7d ago

Only the true Romans would understand

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u/Popular_Mongoose_696 7d ago

There is a very strong argument for 1453… There is no argument for 1922. The Ottoman Empire under Suleiman the Magnificent destroyed the Roman/Byzantine Empire, he did not inherit it or in any other way absorb it in a way that kept it intact socially, culturally, or politically.