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Thanks to all for the birthday wishes, and thanks to Ashley and Rhys for making it great! On November 16, 1452 the Senate of Venice rejected a request from the Byzantine Emperor Constantine XI for aid against the siege they knew would soon be launched on Constantinople by the Ottoman Emperor Mehmet II. This decision was a major reason that a coalition of European forces could not be formed to counter the attack. This in turn played a role in the final destruction of the Roman Empire. My birth 536 years later seems relatively inauspicious by comparison. :)
Posted on: Mon, 17 Nov 2014 04:39:05 +0000

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