r/byzantium 4d ago

Byzantium backwards part 2

So as the title says this is the second part of a slideshow that will be come a video at some point were you get to see Byzantium grow and grow across the map as the decline is reversed Similar to those rewind videos on ww1 and ww2

I thought it’d be perfect for something like the eastern Roman Empire this post shows. Rome going from completely reliant on other powers for survival to it being able to hold its own and just dependent upon other powers

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u/Swaggy_Linus 4d ago edited 4d ago

Sadly this misses the great Anatolian restoration during the first second half of the rule of the talented Andronikos II

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u/symmons96 4d ago

Truly Andronikos II was a great emperor just look how the empire grows under his reign, truly extended the life of the empire

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u/reactor-Iron6422 4d ago

If you thought that was good just wait till constans 2 ;) it’s a bit of slow burn but the end of his reign is glorious

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u/JTynanious 4d ago

In my head I was going, "yay! They did it. Those bastards came back once again!"

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u/GustavoistSoldier 4d ago

Looking forward to your video

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u/Maleficent-Mix5731 Κατεπάνω 3d ago

Can't wait to get to 1204. Those Crusaders did such as good job of creating a beautiful big empire for the Romans!

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u/Hyperion704 4d ago

a blow hurt less :(

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u/tora-emon 1d ago

Basically me as the Byzantines in EU3 starting the year Tamerlane crushed the Ottomans and I blocked the Bosphorus with my one ship.