And this is the beginning of martyrdom. The damage is moral and material. Churches and monasteries are destroyed, wealthy merchants and landowners abandon their mansions, heavy taxes with the most painful child mass seal the humiliation of Hellenism, men are sent as slaves to the depths of Asia Minor, girls enter Harems and boys become Exiles.
The beginning of a period marked by martyrdom has arrived, resulting in widespread suffering. Churches and monasteries have been destroyed, wealthy merchants and landowners have fled their homes, heavy taxes with the most painful child labor are imposed upon Hellenism, men are sent as slaves to Asia Minor, girls enter harems, and boys become exiles.