PRIMARY SOURCES OF GREEK HISTORY AND FOLKLORE
translated into English
1. The Greek nation, is famous
for the knowledge of everything. 833 A.D.
2. The exchange of the sword
of Muhammad with patrikios Nikitas! 969 A.D.
From there, he sent preachers
(Nikiforos Fokas) to the leader of Carthage, as a gift he presented the sword
of the murdered and incompetent Muhammad, which he took as a trophy in the
fortress, which he had captured in Palestine, asking again for patrikios Nikita
3. The greatest and most venerable emperor
of Romeon against
the bloody nation of the Bulgarians! 965 A.D.
4. Theodora’s response to the threats of the
Bulgarians, 863 AD
5.The baptism of Vogoris in
864.
6. When the night hasn’t
clouds, the stars become even brighter. 11th century
7. The visiting of emperor
Manuel II Paleologos at London, 1400
8. Constantinople: One
homeland for all people
9. I lose my self-control
by the Byzantine women, 7th c.
10.
The people of the Balkan Peninsula *, at the beginning of the 19th century.
11. Characteristics of the
people of the Balkan Peninsula, early 19th century
12. One statistics of the Cyclades at 1813
13. The marble emperor
14. The
royal head and the eagle, tradition from Thessaly.
15. A tale from the region of
Epirus - Monoviza (a woman with one breast)
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translated into English
1. The Greek nation, is famous
for the knowledge of everything. 833 A.D.
“After receiving a
letter, Theophilus (from the leader of the Saracenians Mamum about the transfer
of knowledge to them, mainly about geometry,), he considered it inappropriate
to transmit this knowledge, which the Greeks are famous for, for the peoples of
idolaters, and did not agree with what he was asked....................
2. The exchange of the sword
of Muhammad with patrikios Nikitas! 969 A.D.
3. The greatest and most venerable emperor
of Romeon against
the bloody nation of the Bulgarians! 965 A.D.
“Thus, while he was busy, the messengers of Bulgarians
appeared before him, demanding ordinary taxes for their leader, for this
reason, they were sent to the Emperor....................
4. Theodora’s response to the threats of the
Bulgarians, 863 AD
“The leader of the Bulgarians, having learned that a
woman with a small child rules the Romans (Greeks), was greatly devastated.
That is why the messengers, who were sent to the
queen, were sent with threats to annul the agreement, and to invade the country
of the Greeks..............
5.The baptism of Vogoris in
864.
''Something else happened
which led the ruler to the right religion and confirmed him in it. He had an
insatiable appetite for hunting and he wanted to satisfy it, not only out on
the chase but also when he was relaxing at home – by looking at pictures of
hunting scenes. Having just built himself a new house, he now engaged a
painter, a greek monk named Mehtodios. He told this monk to fill the dwelling
with pictures but (as though he were under the guidance of devine inspiration)
he did non specify in so many words which and what kind of wild animals were to................
6. When the night hasn’t
clouds, the stars become even brighter. 11th century
“If you look at the starry
sky,
You would say it's a meadow or
green grass
the ground is paved with
brilliant stones
it's not much compared to the
stars and even the best things on earth
... clear sky............................
7. The visiting of emperor
Manuel II Paleologos at London, 1400
''On the feast of St
Thomas the apostle [21 December], the emperor of the Greeks visited the king of
England in London to seek help against the Saracens, and was honourably
received by him, staying with him for two whole months at enormous expense to
the king, and being showered with gifts at his departure. ......................
8. Constantinople: One
homeland for all people
“Like herds of
animals, people from all over the earth come here to visit a place of worship.
All the nations of the earth and all the languages of the world in
Constantinople come into contact with each other, communicate and exchange information
with each other, buying and transmitting what they need from here to their
homeland, since everything can be found in this city. There is no chance to see
our city devastated and calm, it is always full of foreigners....................
9. I lose my self-control
by the Byzantine women, 7th c.
"Allow me
to stand behind you, not to be tempted, because everyone knows I'm crazy with
women, and I'm afraid that if I see the greek (Rum) women, I'll lose my
self-control."..................
10.
The people of the Balkan Peninsula *, at the beginning of the 19th century.
24. [People of
the Balkan Peninsula]
Generations
living on the territory of the Balkan Peninsula are Turks, Slavs, Greeks and
Vlachs.
The Turks, those
who lived in the province of Asia Turkestan and along the Caspian Sea, and the
Slavs are Bulgarians, Serbs, Bosnians and Arvanites, where in ancient times the
Bulgarians were called Thracians, and Illyrian Albanians.
This clan of
Albanians and Bulgarians, Serbs and Bosnians, inhabited the Balkan Peninsula
many centuries ago, escaping from the territory of European Scythia, which was
also called Sarmatia. But the character of this Northern Slavic clan is still
preserved in all parts of the Balkans, having its own special language.................
11. Characteristics of the
people of the Balkan Peninsula, early 19th century
“26.
[Characteristics of the people of the Balkan Peninsula]
Since the people
of the Balkan Peninsula are very different, their customs are also different.
The Turks are Ottomans, they have
big bodies, merciless, ignorant, moderate and not as bad, as Europeans think,
coffee and tobacco lovers. They sit cross-legged and sleep on the ground on the
carpets. Turks eat little and fast and love hunting. They do not speak much and
explain everything briefly......................
12. One statistics of the Cyclades at 1813
« To his Excellency, the most Fortunate, the most
Merciful,
my Benefactor and most generous Lord and Master,
Hassan, by the grace of God Captain Pashaw.
The Islands are—Naxia, Paros, Tinos, Andros, Myconi,
Zea,
Thermia, Anaffi, Astropalias, Amorgos, and Antiparos.
Naxia,
The largest and most
fruitful. Besides the city, it contains 35 villages. In all the island they
count 20,000 souls. It abounds in oranges, but particularly in lemons ; the
juice of which, and distillations from the rind,....................
13. The marble emperor
“When the time
came for the Turks to conquer Constantinople, and they entered the city, King
Constantine Paleologos, riding a horse, blocked their path. There was a countless
crowd of Turks, thousands surrounded him, and he repeatedly struck them with a
sword. Then his horse was killed, and he fell down too.
And then the
Arab raised his sword to defeat the king, but the Angel of the Lord came and
turned the king into marble to save him from death, seized up him, and carried
him into a cave deep underground, near the Golden Gate..................
14. The
royal head and the eagle, tradition from Thessaly.
Emperor
Constantine was killed after all. They cut off his head and presented it to the
Sultan, who stood at the castle and was afraid to enter while Konstantin was
alive. When the sultan saw the king’s head, he was delighted and said: “Now
this is my city” and went to the Saint Sophia, and there he put Constantine’s
head on a pillar in the square, and all the Turks gathered to look at it.
Then the sultan
embalmed his head and gave it to Pasha, so that he showed it to all the kings
of the world, so that everyone would believe that the sultan really killed the
king and captured the city, and that everyone recognized him as the first king
of the world..............................
15. A tale from the region of
Epirus - Monoviza (a woman with one breast)
“Was a queen in
one kingdom and she had only one big breast, and she threw it on her back. Her
name was Vodina, she had one only child and he was crazy, and he came to
destroy our lands. But the inhabitants of Epirus killed him, and when a queen
found out that her son was killed, she came to avenge her child, armed her
ships and took some from the island of Corfu, and arrived with a large army in
Avlona and in the port of Forty Saints, and during months captured the city of
Berati, the entire region of Liaburian and reached Argiros......................
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