Var Cards
Frank McCarthy - Alphonse Mucha - Zodiaque Var.2, 1896 Card
by Elektronen
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Description: "I hand over to you my glorious, famous, respected, noble city, the shining Queen of cities, our homeland. You know well, my brothers, that we have four obligations in common, which force us to prefer death over survival: first our faith and piety; second our homeland; third, the emperor anointed by the Lord and fourth - our relatives and friends.[...] Consider then, my brother and comrades in arms, how the commemoration of our death, our memory, fame and freedom can be rendered eternal.” Speech of Constantine XI, last Roman Emperor, just before the final stand during the siege of Constantinople, 1453.
