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On May 29, 1453, Constantine XI Palaiologos, the last Roman Emperor, died defending the city of Constantinople against the Ottoman army of Sultan Mehmed II.

The night before, he entered Hagia Sophia and received Holy Communion. For the last time in history, Catholics and Orthodox partook of the Eucharist together.

When Constantine was advised to flee, he refused. He addressed his men in a final speech that the historian Edward Gibbon later called “the funeral oration of the Roman Empire.”

At dawn, he took off his imperial regalia, rode into battle as an ordinary soldier, and died fighting with his men on the walls. His body was never found.

He is remembered as the emperor who chose to die with his people rather than betray his faith.

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went to a midnight sushi place today and they were really awesome, very small joint with great food and service. they had a pretty good playlist going too. was really surprised to hear this one come on though lmao.
youtube.com/watch?v=pnkGMahqma

@beardalaxy @RisenHentaiDemon Yeah, for real. Once you cross that line of drawing real, actual children for smut, you're going into the woodchipper.

There is a reason why I wear a Templar's cross, after all.

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I have a friend who is an orthodox Christian. Vlad the Impaler got brought up and he said that what he did was "not very Christian behavior."

This is why I'm not big on religion, particularly Christianity in this particular instance. There is so much pussying around. I love Jesus but I really don't think the way is letting your enemies trample over you and just hoping that somehow truth and light will overcome. Sometimes you need to be the villain in someone else's story. Sometimes people deserve a taste of their own medicine.

You should try to give people the peaceful opportunity to see the light and to accept God's grace. To love all that is beautiful and fight against whatever is evil. If they turn it away, if they want to impose their rule on you by force, you simply cannot let them. Extending a hand is all well and good until it is chopped off, because if you can no longer extend your hand then you are useless.

This is how you do localization property. Don't find a creative way around it. Just break the fourth wall and let people know that their country sucks and has no freedom of expression.

Using my small skills for drawing serious things: :drake_dislike:

Using my small skills for drawing mario goatse: :drake_like:
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