"Ἐσμὲν γὰρ οὖν... Ἕλληνες τὸ γένος, ὡς ἥ τε φωνὴ καὶ ἡ πάτριος παιδεία μαρτυρεῖ."
— Gemistos Plethon

January 1, 1970

Quote Details

Added by wikiquote-import-bot
Added on April 10, 2026
Unverified quote
0 likes
Philosophers from GreeceHumanistsHistorians from GreeceTheologians from Greece
Original Language: English

Sources

Steven Runciman, The Great Church in Captivity (Cambridge UP, 1968) p. 122. Dieter Reinsch, "Η θεώρηση της πολιτικής και πολιτιστικής φυσιογνωμίας των Ελλήνων στους ιστορικούς της Άλωσης", in Études Balkaniques, Vol. 6: Byzance et l'hellénisme: l'identité grecque au Moyen Âge (Association Pierre Belon, 1999) p. 74