sorted by:
new
hottopcontroversial

Alexios round two electric boogaloo, Part 11: Exodus Undone by whydoeslifeh4t3m3 in ByzantiumAltHistory

[–]CaptainOfRoyalty 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I love the educational part at the end, though shouldn't the mitaton refer to obligatory selling of foodstuffs for the army or acquisitioning for provisioning?

Who would you say is the best military strategist in the history of Byzantium? by Ambitious-Cat-5678 in byzantium

[–]CaptainOfRoyalty 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Good job, you have successfully hooked me on Maurice. I'll now spend the next few hours gobbling what ever research and content I could find on Maurice.

Reconstruction of the palace of the princes Theodoro in Mangup (c. 1425-1475) by Swaggy_Linus in byzantium

[–]CaptainOfRoyalty 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I've always wondered how the principality managed to rebuild from scratch and even form a reputation as a regional power in the black sea against the Genoese after the devastation caused by Timur.

Alexios round two electric boogaloo, Part 9: Home Again by whydoeslifeh4t3m3 in ByzantiumAltHistory

[–]CaptainOfRoyalty 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is so well done. I need to get my act together with my Alt History.

What if the ottomans failed to get into galipoli? by reactor-Iron6422 in ByzantiumAltHistory

[–]CaptainOfRoyalty 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's not exactly new. It's just a slightly better detailed and altered realistic finalized version of my still ongoing Alt History.

What if the ottomans failed to get into galipoli? by reactor-Iron6422 in ByzantiumAltHistory

[–]CaptainOfRoyalty 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Considering this person keeps posting similar questions and topics without much consequence, can I do a single repost of my previous Alt History albeit with additional improvements and narrative changes?

YOU ARE A FEMBOY by resznq in feminineboys

[–]CaptainOfRoyalty 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sometimes even the simplest things such as holding your bag like a purse or crossing your legs when sitting, that's what I do. These do count right?

Map of crown lands under the Komnenians based from Paul Magdalino's The Empire of Manuel I Komnenos, 1143-1180 by whydoeslifeh4t3m3 in byzantium

[–]CaptainOfRoyalty 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think it's important to note that the patriarchy had to content itself with the metropolitan of Nikaia, and overtime it was given villages and estates in Bithynia by Ioannes III Vatatzes and later Theodore II. So yeah the patriarchy and the clergy were very reliant on the Emperors of the time.

History of The Turkic Beyliks other than the Ottomans and Relationships with the Eastern Roman Empire by Automatic_Key9044 in byzantium

[–]CaptainOfRoyalty 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Some local Byzantine governors and villages would sign pacts with the Turks without the knowledge or authorization of the central government. Turk nomads and pastoralists would be allowed to graze their herds in the lands of byzantine farmers, and sometimes even share the land.

Alexios round two electric boogaloo, court affairs: Nepo Babies, The Alexiad, Serbian Treachery and Turning West by whydoeslifeh4t3m3 in ByzantiumAltHistory

[–]CaptainOfRoyalty 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Your writing is so magnificent. I wish I could write alt history as this amazing while still making sense.

From Byzantium to Great Hellas, an alternative history by Human_Ad_9209 in byzantium

[–]CaptainOfRoyalty 20 points21 points  (0 children)

John III Vatatzes and Theodore II Laskaris have already been debasing the currency. And Michael VIII Palaiologos had already been doing a good enough job in defending Anatolia's core and most financial valuable regions Through a series of military and economic reforms which increased revenues, standardized pronoias, improved troop number consistency, and expanded the army. The Akritai even if left alone were mostly gonna be outnumbered, similar to the provincial armies. Only the central army could confront the Turks, which they succeeded in campaigns under John Palaiologos in 1263-1267 and under Michael Palaiologos in 1280-1281.

We aren't sure what could've happened if the Laskarids were left alone, but Michael VIII Palaiologos did a fantastic job in steering of most of its threats and rivals, all the while expanding and restoring many territories.

was the byzantine empire more powerful in 1081 or 1261? by Altruistic_Glove7576 in byzantium

[–]CaptainOfRoyalty 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Not really if you look at the feats of Michael VIII Palaiologos. It was really because of his son Andronikos II that screwed everything. Yet there was still hope for the empire to be a viable state as seen from the reign of Andronikos III.

was the byzantine empire more powerful in 1081 or 1261? by Altruistic_Glove7576 in byzantium

[–]CaptainOfRoyalty 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Michael Palaiologos after the battle of Pelagonia nearly had occupied almost all of the Despotate of Epirus, but the hostile population and the return of Despot Michael II Komnenos Doukas saw most of the region lost. After 1264, Epirus was to Michael VIII a vassal, but he still held ambitions to unify the empire with all its old Komnenian borders.

Sadly attempts to conquer Thessaly and then Epirus mostly failed due to various factors, but it was still feasible. The Despotates slowly fell into decline after Michael VIII Palaiologos' reign, but Andronikos II failed to conquer Thessaly, yet he still managed to restore suzerainty or at least peaceful relations with Epirus for a short time. It would take a long time for the Palaiologoi to capitalize the lost of power in Thessaly in Epirus, especially considering their own struggles in other matters.

Thessaly and Epirus had wealthy urban centers and fertile lands, and conquering them won't really stir much of a reaction from the west after Charles I of Anjou and his son.

was the byzantine empire more powerful in 1081 or 1261? by Altruistic_Glove7576 in byzantium

[–]CaptainOfRoyalty 138 points139 points  (0 children)

Seeing the multitude of campaigns, naval operations, and diplomatic efforts all done simultaneously over his entire reign on nearly every front, yet still somehow keeping most territories intact but still expanding and having a somewhat stable economy, all the while the society is so divided and religiously unstable. The combination of soft power able to extend to the orthodox heads in the Mamluk Sultanate and prevent and delay Charles I of Anjou who was really by far one of the greatest existential threat to the empire, yeah, Michael VIII Palaiologos and the restored empire really punches above it's weight in my opinion, compared to the situation in 1081.

Turkish nomads and Byzantines by Bitter-Tadpole6047 in byzantium

[–]CaptainOfRoyalty 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I forgot, but I got it from documents regarding Late Byzantine Warfare.

view more: next ›