Tag Archives: Ottoman Empire

Is the USA Still a Republic?

Posted on January 7, 2021 by Ron Pavellas

A New Republic At the close of the Constitutional Convention of 1787 in Philadelphia, the Constitution of the United States having finally been adopted, Benjamin Franklin was asked, “Well, Doctor, what have we got a republic or a monarchy?” “A … Continue reading →

Posted in History, War & Peace | Tagged A Study of History (Abridged), Arnold J. Toynbee, British Empire, Byzantine Empire, Edward Gibbon, Julius Caesar, Oswald Spengler, Ottoman Empire, Roman Empire, The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, The Decline of the West | 8 Comments

Greeks Finally have a Nation State…

Posted on September 12, 2018 by Ron Pavellas

… after several millennia. On February 3, 1830, the three Great Powers (The United Kingdom, The Kingdom of France and the Russian Empire) established Greece as an independent, sovereign state with the adoption of “The London Protocol.” (Note: Unless otherwise … Continue reading →

Posted in Geography, Greece, History | Tagged Byzantine Empire, city-state, Greece, Greek culture, Greek language, nation-state, Ottoman Empire, Roman Empire | 2 Comments

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