tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19384577.post687349009518527223..comments2024-03-20T19:23:09.857+02:00Comments on Notes from underground: Modernity: from dawn to decadenceSteve Hayeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11283123400540587033noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19384577.post-37240551024077508982010-03-01T15:25:17.268+02:002010-03-01T15:25:17.268+02:00And, of course, that helped to shape modern Greece...And, of course, that helped to shape modern Greece as well. It was the Occidental supporters of Greek independence (like Byron), with their Romantic notions of the glories of ancient Greeks, that led modern Greeks to think of themselves as Hellenes rather than Romans, and to produce such abominable slogans as "Hellenism is Orthodoxy and Orthodoxy is Hellenism", and led to the inclusion of Byron in a Greek books of "Saints' names".<br /><br />Oh yes - fascinating that you should draw attention to that. Was Byron even aware of precisely he was fighting for?James Highamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14525082702330365464noreply@blogger.com