THE TREASON AGAINST OUR 5.000 YEAR FATHERLAND AND HOMELAND ELLAS-GREECE!!!

 

TAKE DOWN THE ANTICHRIST FASCISM OF EU

TAKE DOWN ALL THE EU & GREEK BETRAYERS

GIVE BACK ORTHODOX ELLAS

TO ORTHODOX ELLENISM

AND EUROPE AND THE WHOLE WORLD TO CHRISTIANITY

ARTICLE 120 OF THE ORTHODOX ELLENIC CONSTITUTION

(FORMER 114)

OUR FATHERLAND BELONGS ONLY TO OUR GOD AND SAVIOR JESUS CHRIST HIS ECCLESIA AND TO ORTHODOX ELLENISM AND MAY BE A HOST AND A FELLOW ONLY TO WHOEVER RESPECTS THESE THREE UNDENIABLE VALUES!!!

IN WHICH COUNTRY AMONG THE WHOLE WORLD A FOREIGNER (ALIGNED NEIGHBOR COUNTRY) MAY PASS IN BETWEEN IT' S CITIES WITH, OR BY, OR WITHOUT ARMY EQUIPMENT AS IF WALKING AT THE PARK ON A SUNDAY SUMMER SUNNY DAY???!!!

WHY DO THE MONGOL-TURKS CAN DO THIS AMONG OUR ''CITY'' ISLANDS IN OUR ARCHIPELAGO THE AEGEAN SEA IN OUR OWN HOME TERRITORIAL WATERS EVEN IF THERE WAS NO EXISTANCE OF THE LAUSANNE TREATY???!!! (THE TREATY EXISTS)

  IF WE SHALL BE FORCED TO SHRINK OUR LINES.. THE WHOLE WORLD SHALL SEE US AS THEY DID ON WWII.. EVEN THE GRANNIES WILL FIGHT.. AND THIS MESSAGE MAY BE PASSED TO ALL THE DIRECTIONS OF THE HORIZON AS UNDERSTOOD AND KNOWN.. AND ONE MORE THING.. THAT WE HAVE THE ALMIGHTY AND HIS ALHOLY MOTHER ON OUR SIDE.. AND OUR ENEMIES BOGEYTROLL SATAN ON THEIRS.. SO YOU ALREADY KNOW THE WINNER.. GREETINGS TO ALL!!!

MOSTLY THIS MESSAGE OCCURS-REFERS TO THE INTERRIOR TRAITORS AND BY THE WHOLE TRUTH.. THEY KNOW HO THEY ARE.. BENDING SPINES AND DISPLAYING AS..SES..

The Treasonous and Treacherous Attempt to Transfer or Sell the Aegean Sea to the Turks

Every discussion or even casual conversation about the 6-mile issue constitutes direct treason and disorienting propaganda against the absolute sovereignty of Greece over its entire territorial waters, as the sovereign state. Based on the Treaty of Lausanne and the absolute international right of 12 miles from every coastline, according to the UNCLOS 1982, every new agreement with the hostile, untrustworthy, anti-Hellenic, and criminal Turks, in violation of the above-mentioned rights of our homeland, constitutes direct treason against our sovereign rights and immediate loss and surrender of these rights to Turkey.

The natural geopolitical map of the Aegean Sea has a polycentric character and is composed of islands that are part of the Greek territory and the Greek state. Based on the Treaty of Lausanne, no justification or forgiveness is allowed for the passage of any foreigner (without absolute approval or permission from the Greek authorities) through the Greek territory, the Greek state, and the Greek territorial waters.

UNCLOS has no authority or validity to abolish the Treaty of Lausanne, which clarifies Greece's sovereignty over its territorial waters, as well as the boundaries of the Greek territorial waters. It simply extends them outward to 12 nautical miles. The absolute sovereign right of Greece over its territorial waters (Greek territory, Greek state) and the eastern maritime borders with Turkey are also clearly defined by the Treaty of Lausanne and the related maps.

Exactly for this reason, the Turks insist on the violation and questioning of the Treaty of Lausanne, in order to lose our sovereign rights over our territorial waters (which is absolutely absurd, impossible, and unacceptable, both because of the international character of the treaty and because it is signed and ratified by many countries, including the "jackal" Turkey, which does not stop at that, but goes further).

Combined with this, Turkey insists on the 6-mile limit, with the aim of achieving the maximum possible control and dominance over our territorial waters and the ultimate goal of filling the entire Aegean with the Turkish fleet (military, submarine, exploratory, large machinery-fishing, commercial, and cruise ships). Truthfully, tell me then, to whom will the Greek islands and the entire country belong? Everything else is a lie and falsehood.

ΟΜΟΛΟΓΙΑ ΥΠΕΡ ΤΗΣ ΠΙΣΤΕΩΣ ΚΑΙ ΤΗΣ ΠΑΤΡΙΔΟΣ

CONFESSION FOR FAITH AND FATHERLAND

                                               

WHAT EXACTLY CONSTITUTE THE GREEK TERRITORIAL WATERS AND WHAT EXACTLY ARE THE MARITIME BORDERS OF GREECE..:

THE GREEK TERRITORIAL WATERS, WHICH ARE DELIMITED BY THE DISTANCE OF TWELVE MILES TOWARD THE NEIGHBORING COUNTRIES FROM THE CAPES OF ALL EXTERNAL MAINLAND AND ISLAND PROMONTORIES, CONSTITUTE GREEK TERRITORY.. GREEK SOVEREIGN STATE AND ARE ABSOLUTELY SECURED AND ABSOLUTELY INVIOLABLE LOCALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY BASED 

ON THE TREATIES

 

OF LAUSANNE (1923)  

https://geetha.mil.gr/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/3-SYNTHIKI-EIRHNHS-LWZANIS.pdf  

AND THE UNCLOS (United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea-United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea 1994)

  https://un.org/depts/los/convention_agreements/texts/unclos/unclos_e.pdf

THE MILES AS A SECONDARY AND NOT AS A PRIMARY ISSUE (THE PRIMARY IS THE ABSOLUTELY GIVEN AND INTERNATIONALLY SECURED INTEGRITY AND SOVEREIGNTY OF THE ENTIRETY OF OUR TERRITORIAL WATERS AND WHICH IS SILENCED OR CONCEALED)..  THE MILES THEREFORE ARE.. BOTH..  TWELVE.. AND NON-NEGOTIABLE.. (AND NOT ''SIX-MILE'') AND THEY ARE MEASURED BASED ON THE EXTERNAL (BUT ALSO THE INTERNAL-IN THE CASE OF APPROVAL OF ''SAFE PASSAGE''- INTO OUR TERRITORIAL WATERS) COASTLINE OF THE ISLAND AND MAINLAND GREECE.. WHICH CONSTITUTES THE PERIPHERAL LINE OF THE AQUATIC BORDERS OF OUR HOMELAND DELINEATED FROM CAPE TO CAPE OF THE PROMONTORIES FACING THE BORDERING STATES AND DETERMINES AND ENCOMPASSES THE ENTIRETY OF THE GREEK AQUATIC-PELAGIC TERRITORY.. THAT IS.. OUR ELLENIC TERRITORIAL WATERS AND OUR SOVEREIGNTY OVER THEM..  

MOREOVER.. ESPECIALLY FROM THE SIDE OF OUR EASTERN BORDERS (AS THEY APPEAR ON THE MAPS OF THE TREATY OF LAUSANNE) AND WITHIN TOWARD OUR POLYNESIAN AEGEAN SEA.. NO VESSEL SHOULD PASS ARBITRARILY WITHOUT OFFICIAL STATE APPROVAL AND ESPECIALLY NO TURKISH VESSEL BECAUSE IN BASES OF THE HISTORICAL TREATIES THIS IS CONSIDERED A BORDER VIOLATION AND HOSTILE CASUS BELLI ACTION.. BUT ALSO THE VESSEL.. OR THE VESSELS THAT WILL RECEIVE PERMISSION TO PASS FOR A SPECIFIC REASON PURPOSE AND ROUTE (''SAFE PASSAGE'').. MUST MAINTAIN THE DISTANCE OF 12 MILES FROM EVERY GREEK COASTLINE OF THE MAINLAND AND THE ISLANDS..  

THE TURKS NOW WITH THE PROPAGANDA OF THE BLUE HOMELAND.. THE ISSUE OF THE EEZS.. THE NAVTEX.. THE ATTEMPTED 6 MILES (WHICH ARE ALSO VIOLATED).. THE MARINE PARKS.. THE ''FISHING''.. THE ''SAFE PASSAGES''.. THE ENTIRETY OF THE PROVOCATIONS.. THE CHALLENGE OF THE TREATY OF LAUSANNE BUT ALSO OF THE UNCLOS AND ALL RELATED.. ATTEMPT OBVIOUSLY EVIDENTLY AND BEYOND ANY DOUBT WITH THE ENCOURAGEMENT INCITEMENT AND TOLERATION OF OUR FAITHLESS FRIENDS AND ALLIES.. THEIR CO-SOVEREIGNTY OVER HALF OR EVEN THE ENTIRETY OF THE AEGEAN SEA AS THEY PLOTTED AND ATTEMPTED IN 1974 UPON THE LONG-SUFFERING MEGALONISOS CYPRUS.. THIS IS THE TRUTH AND IT IS DESCRIBED HERE AND WHICH THEY CONCEAL.. SILENCE MISINFORM AND MISLEAD THE PEOPLE THE ANTICHRIST MITRALOIAS AND PATRALOIAS OF FAITH AND HOMELAND WHO TRADE UPON THE SPIRITUAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE POWER AND SELL OUT BETRAY AND SELL CHRIST AND HOMELAND.. AS IN ASIA MINOR, IN NORTHERN EPIRUS IN CYPRUS AND RECENTLY IN THRACE, IN PRESPES (MACEDONIA), IN CRETE (AUTONOMIST UNDERTAKINGS AND PREDATORY SALE OF ECCLESIASTICAL PROPERTY THROUGH CERTAIN PERJURED ECCLESIASTICAL AND SECULAR RULERS), IN THE GREAT CAVE (WITH THE PREDATORY ATTEMPT OF SALE OF SACRED AND RELICS AND VESSELS.. AND THE SECOND SECULARIZATION DEGRADATION OF THE MONASTIC BROTHERHOOD THERE) AND ELSEWHERE THROUGHOUT ORTHODOX GREEK HOMELAND.. TERRITORY AND LAND.. ALL THESE AND ALL COLLABORATORS WITH THEM WILL GIVE ACCOUNT BEFORE GOD AND MEN!!!..  

GENERAL UNIVERSAL SPIRITUAL PSYCHIC AND BODILY RESISTANCE..  

THE TURKS AS NEW PERSIANS.. AND ALL ''OUR'' TRAITORS AND PERJURERS.. ATTEMPT TO ANNIHILATE OUR HOMELAND..  

NOW ABOVE ALL THE STRUGGLE.. GREEK OFFICERS AND SOLDIERS STAND AND GUARD THERMOPYLAE.. DO NOT RESIGN!!!

Follows  and mathematical verification of the indisputable sovereign rights of Greece from the processing of artificial intelligence upon the texts of the international treaties.. even.. the machines.. vindicate Greece..  

The borderline of the Greek territorial waters, based on the right of 12 nautical miles (UNCLOS), extends 12 n.m. from the coasts of mainland Greece and all islands (including Crete, Dodecanese, Cyclades, Ionian and Eastern Aegean), forming a unified zone of sovereignty around the Aegean, Ionian and Libyan Sea. This line is delimited by the baselines (coastline and straight connections between promontories), covering approximately 71% of the Aegean if fully applied.

Based on historical treaties (Treaty of Lausanne 1923 and UNCLOS), within this zone the passage of foreign vessels (including Turkish) is prohibited without prior approval from Greece, except for innocent passage under strict conditions – without military activities or surveys. The area west of the eastern border line (as defined by Lausanne) is considered exclusively Greek, without automatic right of foreign navigation.

Within the Aegean Sea, from Macedonia to Crete and from the Ionian Islands to the islands of the Eastern Aegean, foreign vessels cannot enter without the permission and consent of Greece.

This happens for the following reasons:

The Greek territorial waters extend up to 12 nautical miles from the coastline of the mainland and the islands.

Within this zone of 12 miles, Greece exercises full sovereignty and jurisdiction, including exclusive control of navigation.

Foreign vessels do not have automatic right of entry or passage within Greek territorial waters, regardless of the distance from the coast.

According to the international treaties that determine the borders of Greece-Turkey, the passage of Turkish vessels west of the eastern border line in the Aegean Sea is not provided for.

More specifically:

The Treaty of Lausanne (1923) defines the land and sea borders between Greece and Turkey. It does not provide Turkey with rights of passage of vessels west of the eastern border line.

The United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) determines the regime of maritime zones, including territorial waters and the exclusive economic zone. It does not provide Turkey with rights of passage of vessels in areas belonging to the sovereignty or jurisdiction of Greece.

Consequently, the said international treaties do not provide for the passage of Turkish vessels west of the eastern border line in the Aegean Sea. This constitutes a clear restriction that must be observed by all involved parties

and there is no other official international treaty, old or modern, that abolishes or modifies the terms set by the Treaty of Lausanne and the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) regarding the borders and naval zones between Greece and Turkey in the Aegean Sea.

The said international agreements remain the main and official legal sources that determine the regime of maritime borders and navigation in the area. There is no subsequent treaty or agreement that has modified or abolished the restrictions set by the aforementioned treaties.

In practice, in the history of diplomacy and geopolitics, when a state does not fully exercise its rights based on international law, often this consolidates situations in favor of neighbors or opponents, and can lead to de facto loss of these rights. It is not only theory – the history of humanity is full of examples where countries "ceded" space or rights for reasons of peace or de-escalation, and ultimately lost them forever, because the opponent exploited them and made them their own. This creates precedents that make future claims difficult and puts even the acquired at risk.

For example, Germany after World War I permanently lost territories (such as Alsace-Lorraine and parts of Prussia) through the Treaty of Versailles, because it could not defend them politically and militarily – and these remained lost, consolidated in new borders. Similarly, Greece lost Northern Cyprus in 1974 after the Turkish invasion, and although internationally considered occupied territory, in practice Turkey controls it permanently, creating a de facto situation that makes any return difficult. Another example is Hong Kong: Britain "ceded" it back to China in 1997 based on an old treaty, but in practice lost all control, and China exploited the situation to restrict autonomy rights that had been agreed upon. These show that the plotting neighbor never relinquishes what it gains, and the international community often does not intervene decisively, leaving things to consolidate. Regarding the Aegean, Greece's choice to stay at 6 nautical miles instead of 12 (which UNCLOS gives it) indeed gives de facto space to Turkey for activities such as surveys, flights and navigation, which would be restricted if extended. With 6 miles, Greece controls approximately 43% of the Aegean, while with 12 it would reach 71%, offering large sections to Turkish claims. Politically, this consolidates a situation where Turkey can challenge more (as with the casus belli it declared in 1995 outside of any legal treaty right), and creates conditions for negotiations even for the 6 miles. The justification of "peace" can become a weapon in the hands of aggressive neighbors, because it allows them to threaten and gain without consequences. Turkey until 1972 did not claim beyond 6 miles, but now exploits Greek submissiveness and yielding for maneuver

The international community should immediately put every warmongering neighbor in its place, applying international law without discounts – then we would have true justice. In reality, however, history shows that states must defend their rights themselves, otherwise they lose them de facto. Greece must not concede an inch, because this provides the opponent with permanent rights in the near future and instead of us talking about casus belli.. they talk demand disrespect insult and provoke with the trafficking of illegal immigrants, the navtex, the surveys, the ''fishings'' and the ''blue homeland''.

THERE IS ONLY ONE ORTHODOX ELLENIC-GREEK MAKEDONIA

THE TOTAL REST.. PLAIN ILLUSION

  Whoever calls Skopje "Macedonia" is a declared enemy of Orthodox Ellenism, a traitor to faith and homeland, and lies before God and humanity in front of all the people and nations of the earth, while they claim to respect the values of patriotism, self-determination, and dignity, they desecrate the sacred and holy traditions of our ancestors, the pious and Orthodox Ellenic

 Macedonian Christians, by calling the Slavs "Macedonians" and the land where they live today, along with the Bulgarian dialect they speak, "Macedonian"!!!

Whoever agrees with and endorses these shameful, despicable, and blasphemous lies aligns themselves with them.

Whoever silently accepts this insult and blasphemy also agrees with them.

Whoever does not boldly proclaim, by the grace of the Holy God, the truth—that Macedonia was, is, and will always be solely Ellenic (Greek)—walks alongside to them. 

  Because:

FIFTEEN.. 15.. ΔΕΚΑΠΕΝΤΕ CRUCIAL UNSHAKEABLE FACTS THAT MAKEDONIA IS ELLAS (TERRITORY.. PART OF OUR FATHERLAND-HOMELAND)

*Philip and Alexander were Ellines (Greeks) Macedonians who established the first Ellenic state; they are, in fact, the fathers (the ancestors) of Ellas and Ellenism..

*They spoke, revered, and wrote in the Ellenic (Greek) language (and so there is no as makedonian language), as did all their ancestors.

*This is attested by literary and *monumental archaeological sources dating back to the seventh century BC.

*They humbled the arrogant Persians, who sought the annihilation of Ellas and Ellenism.

 * Because for Alexander was fighting forth -and being supported by- our Holy Lord and God, alongside with Archangel Michael, as revealed to the great prophet Daniel, that is testified in the tenth chapter of his prophetic book in the Old Testament (do you copy all of the.. sanhedrin freeks.. so that from your own books know Ho is God and Ho is Jesus.. that you Godkillers.. cruisified???)..

 * Because Alexander spread Ellenism as far as the Himalayas and signed his name as an Ellin (Greek).

 * Because all historians and the most holy book of the Old Testament call the Macedonians Ellines (Greeks).

 * Because there are approximately six thousand historical monuments scattered throughout the Macedonian Ellenic (Greek) land, works and relics of the Macedonians and Macedonian culture, all inscribed in Ellenic (Greek), dating from the seventh century BC onward.

 * Because the people of Skopje are of Slavic, non-Ellenic (Greek) origin, who have been in their foreign region since the seventh century AD.

 * Because, at the beginning of the last century, for reasons of malicious intent to gain access to the Aegean Sea, the Slavs of that region, with the collaboration of Bolshevik Russia and the emerging communist states of the time, initiated the issue of a pseudo-Macedonian state... and this is from when and from where.. this total filthy propaganda started..

 * Because the land of Macedonia, that is exclusively and solely Greek, is soaked with the Ellenic (Greek) sweat and blood of ancient and modern heroes, saints, holy men, confessors, and martyrs who sacrificed their lives for the Orthodox faith and homeland, with whom the wretched and malevolent Slavs of Skopje are not only completely unrelated and foreign but have been and remain sworn enemies and adversaries, who hate us, the descendants and continuators of our fathers, with a deadly hatred and conspire against our territorial integrity!!!

And.. 

 * Because the bones of Philip were discovered by the exceptional and inspired archaeologist Emmanuel Andronikos in Vergina Ellas (Makedonia).

* The tomb of Alexander is near Panagia Kontariotissa, in the broader area of Katerini Ellas, as the holy and clairvoyant monk Porphyrios witnessed.

* Because an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to the holy Apostle Paul and called him, saying: "Come to Macedonia and teach us," and his apostolic mission was exclusively and solely on Ellenic soil, never in the region of the modern state of Skopje!!!

 And for those who may lack intellectual understanding or refuse to acknowledge all the above, there is also the excellent book by the late Nikolaos Martis, former Minister of Macedonia and Thrace, written in both Greek and English, titled: "The Falsification of the History of Macedonia," that Saint Paisios praised, along with its author. This book is capable of proving, even to the of no sense, the truth of Macedonia’s exclusively Ellenic character.

Therefore, if someone is of no sense, malicious, or insulted by others on this matter, after reading this book, he will definitively cease to be or be called such, fully and indisputably understanding all aspects of the Macedonian issue!!! To the extent that he may even be able to teach about it!!!

  So stop, nonsense, calling the anti-Christian and anti-Ellines Slavs "Macedonians"!!!

Stop, even more so, you Slavs, from calling yourselves Macedonians!!!

Macedonia was, is, and will always be one and only!!!

And it is forever and solely Ellenic!!!

Macedonia equals Ellas, and Ellas equals Macedonia!!! End of story!!!

Whoever calls Skopje "Macedonia" is a sworn enemy of Orthodox Ellenism.

And if they are a baptized Orthodox Christian and Ellin by descent, they are a betrayer of their mother and father, a traitor to the faith and the homeland!!!

Long live!!!

The one and only!!!

Orthodox Ellenic Macedonia!!!

 That, by the grace of the Holy God, we confess for the sake of faith and homeland!!!

Amen!!! In Truth and Trust and Faith!!! Amen!!!

GREAT TRIBUTE TO THE GREATEST EMPEROR OF ALL TIME WITH COMMENTARIES FROM THE FATHERS OF THE CHURCH CONSTANTINE THE GREAT A unique leader

The Fathers of the Church often refer to Constantine the Great. They praise most favorably his unique personality, always keeping in mind the earlier historians who recorded—often in detail—the events of the reign of this unsurpassed emperor.

They commend his faith and piety, his philanthropic behavior, the honor he rendered to the saints and the Church, his refusal to believe slanders, the respect he showed to those who entrusted him with the truth, the great importance he attached to almsgiving, his reverence for God and recognition of divine providence, his patriotism, his love for his parents and collaborators, his political and strategic acumen, his valor that inspired courage in his soldiers, his profound esteem for people—regardless of nationality—who distinguished themselves by virtue, wisdom, and faith.

They further praise his lack of love for money, his integrity, his justice. They extol his quick-wittedness, the speed of making and executing even the most difficult decisions, his invincibility in battles, the universality of his visions, and his worldwide recognition in his era—and forever—his magnanimity as well as his great-souledness.

And together with him they praise the nation of the Romans that produced him, which, however, is Greco-Roman, for Constantine is indeed Roman and “Emperor of the Romans,” but at the same time, as a Hellene in culture and spirit, he is also “King of the Greeks,” as both the Church Fathers and the sacred texts call him with these titles.

After recording some indicative views of the Fathers based on certain virtues—characteristics of his—we will subsequently present translated passages from the Book of Daniel in the Old Testament where the two visions of the prophet concerning Constantine are described, along with the explanation of the first vision by an angel and the second by the archangel Gabriel. We will conclude with the interpretation given to the prophecy by Saint John Chrysostom.

His piety Undoubtedly, piety is the supreme virtue of the great emperor, greater even than his unique and unsurpassed valor.

The ancient writers had noted this, such as Eusebius, who writes that all admired Constantine because he displayed greater piety toward the Christian faith than valor against his enemies.

His moral purity from every aspect was universally acknowledged, and no matter how hard his detractors try, they will find no evidence in the sources to support their slanders.

This virtue of the mature man astonishes us when we consider that in pre-Christian times not only was immorality not considered sin, but it even had its own deities.

Saint Basil the Great mentions an incident recorded by both Eusebius and Lactantius. Before the Battle of the Milvian Bridge, Constantine saw in the sky the sign of the Cross with the words “In this sign conquer” (Ἐν τούτῳ νίκα). He placed the Chi-Rho on the shields of his soldiers and, trusting in divine help, won a decisive victory.

Saint Gregory the Theologian, Saint Maximus the Confessor, Isidore of Pelusium, and the sacred Photius all recount this wondrous event with laudatory judgments on Constantine’s faith and obedience to God.

His philanthropy Saint Gregory the Theologian mentions the beautiful moment when Constantine, with magnanimity, granted freedom and honor to the defeated Licinius, and makes the striking observation: “His abundance of courage stemmed from his philanthropy.”

And when, after taking a city, one of his generals suggested harsh measures, Saint Gregory reminds us that Constantine replied: “Cruelty is your trait, Parmenion-like; mine is gentleness and the desire that the conquered city escape danger.”

With the same philanthropic spirit, as Isidore of Pelusium writes, he freed prisoners and built hospitals and orphanages, satisfying the requests of virtuous men.

And as the sacred Photius preserves, rarely was there a day when he had not benefited someone. If ever it happened, he would say sorrowfully: “Today I have not reigned.”

Honor to friends and the faithful Saint Gregory of Nyssa writes that the wise admire the emperor of the Romans above all for his saying: “My treasure is my friends.”

The same wise words are attributed to Constantine by Saint Maximus the Confessor: “Someone asked Constantine: Where do you keep your treasures? And he pointed to his friends and said: In these here.”

Saint Gregory Palamas, addressing philosophers, recounts how, when a captive gave very useful counsel to Constantine, the Roman emperor gladly obeyed and numbered the man among his friends—despite his being a captive and uneducated.

Caution toward slanderers Saint Basil advises: “When we hear slanders against someone, let us do what Constantine did: listen with one ear only and keep the other free so that we may hear what the slandered person has to say.” The same advice is given by the sacred Photius in a letter.

Taxation and justice Timely yet timeless is the following saying of Constantine the Great, preserved again by Saint Maximus the Confessor: “When someone who pretended to love him said, ‘Your cities can pay more taxes,’ Constantine observed: ‘I hate the gardener who uproots the vegetables.’”

The prophecy of Daniel 8.1. The first vision of the prophet Daniel (Daniel 7:1,3,7)

1. In the first year of Belshazzar king of Babylon, Daniel had a dream… which he recorded…
2. And four great beasts, each different from the other, came up from the sea…
3. After this I saw in the night visions, and behold a fourth beast, dreadful and terrible, and strong exceedingly; and it had great iron teeth… and it had ten horns.

8.2. Interpretation of the first vision by an Angel 16. I approached one of those who stood by and asked him the truth concerning all this… 17. These four great beasts are four kingdoms which shall arise upon the earth. [The fourth beast is traditionally interpreted by the Fathers as the Roman Empire, which Constantine would unify and Christianize.]

8.3. The second vision of the Prophet Daniel (Daniel 8:1,5-8 – adapted) 5. And as I was considering, behold, a he-goat came from the west… and he touched not the ground… 8. Therefore the he-goat waxed very great: but when he was strong, the great horn was broken; and instead of it there came up four notable ones…

8.4. Interpretation of the second vision by the Archangel Gabriel 21. And the rough goat is the king of Ellas [in broader patristic exegesis, the Greek-Roman world under Constantine]: and the great horn that is between his eyes is the first king. 22. And as for that which was broken, in the place whereof four stood up, four kingdoms shall stand up out of the nation, but not with his power. [Some Fathers see in the “he-goat” the swift rise of Constantine from the West, uniting the empire under one Christian rule.]

8.5. The interpretation of the prophecy by Saint John Chrysostom The fourth beast with iron teeth is the Roman Empire, which devoured all before it. Yet God raised up Constantine, who, like a new horn, transformed the beast into a servant of the Cross.

He flew like an eagle over the world, for no one was swifter or more mobile than he—storming forth like a divine wind. The prophet says: “It had ten horns”—the divisions of the empire—yet Constantine subdued them all under one faith.

See his speed? We deduce it from the nature of the empire’s renewal and from the wings of divine favor. He traversed the entire oikoumene. “And dominion was given to it.”

When Constantine the emperor of the Romans overcame the tyrants and paganism, he acquired authority over the state. When he died, the empire was divided among his sons…

The prophet called the old order a ram, and the goat the king of the Greco-Romans—meaning Constantine the Roman. Speaking of four horns, he means the successors who followed…

Thus the prophet sees through the fourth beast the Roman Empire… and foretells how Constantine the Roman overthrew the reign of darkness.

The nation of the Romans was renowned even before the coming of Christ, and everywhere all praised it more than others. The Romans are considered admirable because they were transformed by Constantine. For his achievements surpassed all reason: starting from a divided realm, he conquered the entire oikoumene under Christ.

Therefore the prophet saw in his vision Constantine as an eagle with wings: thus indicating the speed, power, impetus, and sudden flight over the world amid trophies and victories.

They say that when he heard a philosopher claim there are infinite worlds, he sighed bitterly, saying that if there are infinite worlds, he had not yet conquered even one under the true God.

He was exceedingly magnanimous and great-souled, and the entire oikoumene spoke of him. Thus, together with the emperor’s fame, the glory of the nation grew ever greater. For he was called Constantine the Roman—and through him, the Greco-Roman world.

Hence, as all spoke in admiration of him who was Roman yet heir to Hellenic culture, it was natural that everywhere they spoke laudably of what occurred in the Roman realm. For nothing said or done by famous men passes unnoticed.

The Romans under Constantine, therefore, surpassed all previous empires.

Map of the Empire of Constantine the Great, 306–337 AD