> The most influential of the Greek writers and intellectuals

>Balkan
>Republic

>>2098846
Political has always been more about maintaining power than standing for principles. I'm sure the ottomans and Austrians had an understanding about things like this.

>>2098846
>influenced by the French Revolution
That's the key point, not Christianity and Islam. The Austrian didn't want to have another enlightement revolution on their fucking doorstep, they were a reactionary monarchy deeply opposed to this shit.

He was literally a Napoleon's agent who published revolutionary shit smack in the middle of Austria and the Austrian officials captured him when he was trying to meet Napoleon in Italy. Then they handed him to the Ottomans because he was their subject by law.

>Greek intellectuals

>>2098846
>Balkan Republic
Yeah, I'm sure an entity ruled by Greeks, Serbs, Bulgarians, etc would work well

>>2099057
Greece's downfall was pretty much the Ottoman empire and their inability to deal with them.

We have no idea how Greece would be if the Turks hadn't invaded Greece, they could have potentially been another Europian powerhouse but that is questionable to say the least.

>>2099318
Greece was basically what remained of the Eastern Roman Empire. The reconquest of Constantinople and Asia Minor (Megali Idea) was the prime objective of Greece before 1923.

>We have no idea how Greece would be if the Turks hadn't invaded Greece
The ERE would've survived longer, but it's doubtful if they would still exist since the Balkans were a shitfest before the Ottomans stepped foot there.

A better question would be if the Fourth Crusade never happened and the ERE stood strong, history would have a very different course.