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Harald Hardrada: “Do you like Basil the Bulgar-Slayer?” https://t.co/lM5FZlIdsW
Nicholas Roerich’s otherworldly art reflected his deep spiritualism & earned him widespread fame during his life. However, that spiritual nature also led him to the desolate peaks...
Today, 2,239 years ago, Hannibal Barca met the Roman army on the plains near Cannae. Outnumbered & deep behind enemy lines, Hannibal displayed his unmatched tactical genius, annihi...
In the 10 years between Manzikert & the reign Alexios Komnenos Byzantine rule in Anatolia effectively disappeared. Since this cataclysmic decline began with the disaster at Manzike...
After a week at the Seljuk camp, Romanos was freed & made his way to Theodosiopolis. His clothes were ruined at the Battle of Manzikert & so he wore Seljuk robes gifted to him by t...
On the morning of August 26th, 1071, the Byzantine Army marched onto the plains of Manzikert in battle formation. Romanos had finally orchestrated the great clash he sought for yea...
Traces of #Byzantium Around the World: Starting in the capital; the Theodosian Walls. The triple walls of Theodosius II were the most imposing fortifications of the Medieval world...
In the Spring of 1071, a great host massed on the Bosphorus. Frankish, Turkic, Bulgarian, Armenian, Georgian, Norse, Rus, Greek, and German echoed through the camp as mercenary con...
That is no country for old men. The young In one another's arms, birds in the trees, —Those dying generations—at their song, https://t.co/R5w9cRLtVg
Romanos’s measured success in the campaign of 1068 did not give the Empire the breathing room it needed. Rebellions, invasions, and intrigue spread & Romanos was powerless to meet...
By the 1060s the cracks in the Byzantine Empire were apparent. The thematic armies wasted away while expensive mercenaries replaced them. The riches of the imperial treasury were f...
Today, 569 years ago, Ottoman Janissaries poured over the Theodosian Walls. The Genoese fled when their leader, Giovanni Giustiniani, was injured. The Emperor threw himself into th...