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Byzantine Empire
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Byzantine Empire

7 stories

Rome's eastern half outlived the west by a thousand years. Intrigue, icons, and impossible sieges.

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Justinian and Theodora
Justinian and Theodora
An emperor marries a former actress, and together they save Constantinople from a riot, rebuild the legal code, and almost reconquer Rome.
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The Nika Riots
The Nika Riots
Two rival sports fan groups team up and try to overthrow Justinian. Theodora tells him to stay and fight. 30,000 rioters die in a single day.
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Hagia Sophia Rises
Hagia Sophia Rises
Justinian builds a dome so big and so daring that for 1,000 years nobody could match it. He looks up at it and says 'Solomon, I have outdone you.'
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The Plague of Justinian
The Plague of Justinian
Bubonic plague hits Constantinople and kills 25-50 million people across the empire. The first pandemic on this scale in recorded history.
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The Iconoclast Crisis
The Iconoclast Crisis
Two emperors decide religious art is a sin and order every icon in the empire smashed. The Church loses its mind. Lasts 100 years.
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The Battle of Manzikert
The Battle of Manzikert
Byzantine emperor walks into a Turkish ambush, loses everything, and the empire never recovers. The slow death of Byzantium begins.
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The Fall of Constantinople
The Fall of Constantinople
After 53 days of bombardment with the biggest cannons ever made, the 1,100-year-old city falls to the Ottoman Turks. The Middle Ages end here.
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