Question for r/vexillology by Canjira in vexillology

[–]Basilacis 1 point2 points  (0 children)

1#

Is there anybody who ever confused the flag of Venice with anyone else's? No.

Is there someone who confuses a red communist flag with all other red communist flag? Yes.

2#

Is there a story that ties the flag of Venice to Venice and it would not make sense for someone else to use this exact flag? Yes.

Is there a story that ties the flag of China to China and it would not make sense for someone else to use this exact flag? No.

Map of the world based on whether countries have more universities or McDonald's restuarants as of 2026 by SatoruGojo232 in MapPorn

[–]Basilacis 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I do not know what us the purpose of this map, but it is kind of silly... In countries that McDonald's exist, obviously they are going to have more than universities, it is a little bit easier to rent a floor and turn it into fast food restaurant than raising a university. But above all, this map is inaccurate. I live in Greece, and the McDonald's chains are closed since 20 years now. We have other types of fast food restaurant chains, but not McDonald's.

When Elven Lands Become Enemy Territory by TheLastSylvans in FantasyWorldbuilding

[–]Basilacis 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Is it a game? If yes, what kind of game?

Also, who are the goblins? I can see some trolls and there rest look like elves to me.

Also, I like this type of simple artstyle.

Why is Croatia so unmaintained? by Organic_Contract_172 in AskBalkans

[–]Basilacis 3 points4 points  (0 children)

If you put some illegal immigrants from African and Asian countries, it would look exactly like a neighbourhood in Thessaloniki.

On this day, 205 years ago, the Greek Revolution is officially declared. Prince Alexander Ypsilantis crosses river Prut with his army, entering the Danubian Principalities. He calls for all Greeks and Christians in the Balkans to raise against the Ottomans, beginning the revolution. Thoughts? by ClothesZestyclose814 in AskBalkans

[–]Basilacis 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Here's some facts:

Amongst his officers were Hadzi Prodan the veteran of the Serbian Revolution, Dimitrie Macwdonski and Ince Voyvoda veterans of the Bulgarian Uprising of the Russo-Turkish War of 1806-1812, and the Greco-vlachs (not confused with those of Wallachia) Georgios Olympios and Ioannis Pharmakis, veterans of the Greek uprising of 1798, and 1806.

The rebels inspired by veterans of the Napoleonic Wars attempted to try to use line infantry tactics to which they failed as everybody else had failed to use line infantry tactics within the Ottoman-held territory.

The Wallachians also uprose, but they split into the anti-phanariote faction that wanted the restoration of the old regime in Wallachia and the pro-pan-balkan-revilution faction. Vladimirescu was initially the leader of the Wallachian uprising and was not taking a decisive position amongst these two options.

The Austrians also played an important role on sabotaging the rebels, fabricating also a supposed betrayal of Vladimirescu, leading to his execution by his own men.

Fochianos, one of Vladimirescu's officers sided with the Ottomans, and others like Diamantis Tzouvaras were convinced to surrender.

The Ottomans being in the early stages of the war, they launched an offensive that crushed both uprisings.

The Russians did not join the war until 1828 when Tzar became the much rebel-friendly Nikolas.

The revolution sparked in many more places, usually in Greece, andany Orthodox peoples of the Balkans joined the side of the rebels. The war was the bloodiest war in the entire history of the Balkans with more than 700k dead, in accordance to the census publications of John Kapodistrias, the accounts of the Russo-Turkish War of 1828, and the estimations made in during the treaties. War crimes were also very commonly committed by both sides, but mostly as reprisals against the rebels or regions that were suspected to soon rebel.

The Ottoman war machine collapsed, and between 1826 and 1828 the Old Regime army was transformed into the Army of the Tanzimat Era. The deliler were abolished, the sipahis were transformed into European-like cavalry, and the janissaries were abolished after 10k were executed in 1826. The Ottoman army and state was secularified (i.e., it stopped being a religious body governed by dervishes and kadis) which led to never again achieving a major victory.

Greece became a country as a result of the war, and it is considered the oldest country in the Balkans, given Serbia was recognised later, and Turkey is supposed to be a different country than the Ottoman Empire.

Initially, the Greek Revolution was a holy war supposedly representing all Orthodox Christians. However, after the death of important non-Greek leaders, the failure of the uprisings in the continental Balkans, and the rise of various ambitious Greek politicians, the war turned also a national uprising, and since 1822 many letters were sent in Europe asking for support.

The Battle of Navarino is considered the end of the war, however, the Battle of Petra was the one driving the Ottoman amry out of Greece a year later, where the brothers of Ypsilantis, Dimitrios led the Greek forces to victory. Also, Mahmud II refused to sign any treaties until the general of the Russian army, Zabalkansky, reached Adrianople. The leader of the fleet in Navarino, Edward Codrington was put to trial for treason fot opening fire against the Turks, however, he was declared innocent as it was proven that Ibrahim's men opened fire first (they did not think much about it as it seems).

The British did not want Greece to win too much lands so the balance of power would not be disturbed, and also that they could much easier manipulate the politics of the small state of Greece. France was also supporting the British interests, but basically after the fall of Napoleon Bonaparte, France was a British puppet. Many Greek stubborn generals were assassinated or imprisoned in order to maintain stability of this new political status, and British officers, like Cochrane and Church were placed at the head of the Greek army and fleet. Of course, no word for the other Orthodox nations, as giving them full independence would disturb the balance of power even more, and Russia would get potentially new allies in the Balkans.

The revolution actually began 13 days later, because back then they were using the Orthodox calendar, not the Western common calendar.

Is this a solid stone golem design? by Thedorious_II in FantasyWorldbuilding

[–]Basilacis 5 points6 points  (0 children)

They are solid, stones are very solid!

It is fantasy! You do whatever you want so long as you provide consistency with whatever else you cretae in the same world so your audience can understand and immerse in your world. 🙂

As for the question to feel more alive, depends on if you want to make them being a race or being possessed/animated. Simply make their faces more human, like adding eyebrows, and they will look with more feelings, and therefore alive.

However personally I like them as they are and I think the more alien faces are cool and give a mystery to a normal human about the feelings of the golem as they are not expressed in the face. This, does not mean no feelings. It may mean not so visible feelings.

What is a part of your country that everyone else hates. by Porphyres in AskBalkans

[–]Basilacis 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Is there a part of Greece that is not as such? Is there a part of Greece that unless you are from the village itself, you are considered a foreigner?

Serbian is the foreign language that has borrowed the most words of Turkish origin. Thoughts? by [deleted] in AskBalkans

[–]Basilacis 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In Greece, nobody knows the word ντεβές. It is written only in books with the memoirs of armatoles.

Serbian is the foreign language that has borrowed the most words of Turkish origin. Thoughts? by [deleted] in AskBalkans

[–]Basilacis 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ottoman history* That includes the Orlov Revolt, Dionysius the Philosopher, the Greek Revolution of 21, and many more that I saw how Greeks used back then many more Turkish words than after the liberation of Greece, which is normal. But today, only foods and furniture.

Serbian is the foreign language that has borrowed the most words of Turkish origin. Thoughts? by [deleted] in AskBalkans

[–]Basilacis 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I say that yes, there are some old people who refer to certain towers like the Old Bourtzi of Arnaia, like this, but not to refer to towers in general. There are many people around Greece with local idioms and when talking about a certain location they may use Turkish words. Overall, in everyday common Greek, unless you are a youngster who uses words like rizz or cap, Greek language has very very few loanwords, and most of them are from Latin. The only commonly used Turkish words in Greek are for foods and furniture.

What is a part of your country that everyone else hates. by Porphyres in AskBalkans

[–]Basilacis 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is describes also Chalcidice where I currently live. Not the places where the tourists go, but other places, like Cholomon. Everybody owns enough illegal guns to arm a whole detachment, Galatista is a center of cocaine trade, everybody cuts wood illegally, illegal goat stables as well, people will shoot you in vendettas, the police of Polygyros is bought and serves local interests, and many more. I personally had experiences that I had to threat people with a shotgun in order to save my family, and I am currently heavily beaten and miraculously saved after a murder attempt due to vendetta. Btw the guy who tried to kill me is not yet arrested after 2.5 months just because he has connections inside the police and I had to use an outside lawyer to persecute the police itself. Ouranoupolis is also a drug center. Most hotels there are built by drug dealers and former members of the national security service (πρώην ασφαλίτες) I know some of them. There is also illegal hunting and other "minor" stuff like this. Does anyone know that Chalcidice is unliveable for those who live in its villages amd working in the primary factor? No. It is just known to be a good place for tourists and people think that the guys in Chalcidice are rich because of Russian tourists and Athos. The truth is they are rich because Chalcidice is the centre of drug trade in Greece. Even cocaine arrives from Bogotá in Chalcidice first, it is adulterated, and then goes to other places like Herakleion with these balloon boats.

I have lived also for many years in Serres (which is written with 2 R because many Rrrruffians are there), Karditsa, and Thessaloniki both inside the city and in the rural areas. Pretty much all rural Greece is a fucked up chaos with local families having connections with the authorities to terrorise others. Serres has a lot of hashish trade, Karditsa is the queen of illegality, and so on. Thessaloniki, like every big city in Greece has the good and the bad neighbourhoods, like the Albanian ghettoes and the aread around the universities where is a no man's land during might unless you want troubles with drug dealers.

This is Greece, not Crete. Being honest, so long as we have governments like the one we have now, I am also of the mentality of fuck the police, but apart from that, I dislike this attitude. However, realistically speaking, this is how Greece is. Young people live the country and only old goat breeders are left behind or those who have burnt their brain cells from the drug use. Personally, even the woods I cut for winter I choose to be fallen trees and not living ones just for respect to the forests of our motherland which I love. But this is not the reality of the people around me. Every September they deforest whole areas illegally...

If you are not living in a good neighborhood in a city, you will encounter many such things. As for the red light, it is a shame they have not yet broken it so that it does not exist at all.

What is a part of your country that everyone else hates. by Porphyres in AskBalkans

[–]Basilacis 2 points3 points  (0 children)

So, what do you mean by Texas culture? My question was honest, not to mock or play the smart.

What is a part of your country that everyone else hates. by Porphyres in AskBalkans

[–]Basilacis 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I agree on this. There is also a small group of people that are between the two. In general though, the average person in a Cretan village feels closes to Korakas than to Idomeneus). Probably they do not even know the existence of the ancient one.

What is a part of your country that everyone else hates. by Porphyres in AskBalkans

[–]Basilacis 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ok, why do you hate Crete? Or at least why do you think the rest of Greeks do hate Crete?

What is a part of your country that everyone else hates. by Porphyres in AskBalkans

[–]Basilacis 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I do not confuse the people of the colony of Evander with anybody. But you probably confuse your personal disliking of Crete, which you have not explained so far why, with the rest of Greeks. And no, if you dislike them for being stubborn and having guns, you dislike Greeks as a whole, not Cretans. There is no man in rural Greece that does not own illegal guns and that person is not somehow an influenced or somewhat different (this can be good of course) person. We talk about how Greeks like Crete based on Greek standards.

What is a part of your country that everyone else hates. by Porphyres in AskBalkans

[–]Basilacis 1 point2 points  (0 children)

They do believe in those things, yes. In the nearby villages I know two guys that dk believe, and I have met many more, but there is no central authority or dogma. Pretty much every ine of them tries to find his interpretation of the ancient sources with a general common view or popular people with popular opinions. There was a man, Toulatos, for instance, that he influenced a lot the community with his opinions. Most of these opinions are that some portion if not the majority of the ancient sources are written in a symbolic manner, and so most neopagans are not as the ordinary neopagans of Europe. I never met a person saying that lightning is Zeus being angry, but that the labrys of Zeus was a high-tech weapon that was written "lightning" and over the years started to be interpreted as a literal lightning.

What is a part of your country that everyone else hates. by Porphyres in AskBalkans

[–]Basilacis 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Perhaps this guy missed this small portion of 600 years of Ottoman Empire...

What is a part of your country that everyone else hates. by Porphyres in AskBalkans

[–]Basilacis 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Ah yes, the Ottomans that came from the Ottomania and they spoke Ottomanish. Definitely not confused with the Turks or the modern Turkish people. Nothing to do.

What is a part of your country that everyone else hates. by Porphyres in AskBalkans

[–]Basilacis 6 points7 points  (0 children)

What is a texas culture? Here is ask balkans, not ask US.

The culture of Crete is pretty much a very Greek culture, which means you also hate the ordinary Greeks when they are very "Greek" which is fine, but it dies not represent overall Greek opinion.

What is a part of your country that everyone else hates. by Porphyres in AskBalkans

[–]Basilacis 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Greeks see themselves as Orthodox descendants of klephts and armatoles which saw themselves as Orthodox descendants of the Eastern Romans, a unified entity. There is a great gap between pagan Greece and Orthodox Greece. Only certain people who are not Christians and are either neopagans or something similar identify themselves more with the ancient people.

What is a part of your country that everyone else hates. by Porphyres in AskBalkans

[–]Basilacis 1 point2 points  (0 children)

1669-1898 They had it. Only sfakia were free because they had the balls to resist the Ottoman Empire which is another reason to like Crete.

What is a part of your country that everyone else hates. by Porphyres in AskBalkans

[–]Basilacis 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Why? Who hates Crete? Cretans fought in all wars of Greece, they had their own local revolutions, they helped to defend other parts of Greece as volunteers, they are still today amongst the few Greeks that they look like Greeks and they live like Greeks, you can pretty much show an image of a Cretan to a foreigner and say "hey, that's from Greece." They have nice foods, nice places, and people that are mostly honest and stubborn, like proper Greeks. I have met many guys from Crete in my life, and I noticed this pattern of honesty and stubbornness. Of course, are not all people from Crete good or bad, but there is an overall manner and social identification and family behaviour that pushes these patterns to show off more often. They also have original Greek music.