byzantine revival

Can Greek nationalism rise in late Byzantium under palaiologos during 12th and 13 the centuries as it did in 19th century under ottomans due to events like sack of Constantinople and latin rule can it stop ottomans?

Let's say that the empire avoids the Byzantine-Sasanian war and manages to repel the Arab invasion to the best of their ability. After that they have a series of competent military emperors (not necessarily consecutively) that reconquer as much of Europe and North Africa as logistically...

-What do you think of the city? - I asked -It looks awesome! There’s so much here! That “forum” has so many statues, all of them so big! - he replied, extending his hands trying to show the size with them. I giggled. -It was an emperor named Constans who built this right? -No, he was...

T H E U N D Y I N G E M P I R E a timeline by Eparkhos In the void left by the collapse of the Byzantine Empire in 1204, the exiled scions of the Komnenos Dynasty were able to stage a victorious return to their homeland, establishing the...

"Let none say that God's Chosen People have not struggled; yet in His Wisdom, we endure through greatness held aloft by our Basileus," - Attributed to Mathew I Psenas, Patriarch of Constantinople, successor of George II, 1204. -- Hello everyone! I've had a timeline of this sort swirling around...

In 1294, the ambitious prince Theodoros Palaiologos was bribed into submission by his brother, the emperor Andronikos II, taking a woman from the House of Libadarios and receiving lands in western Anatolia. What if this marriage never took place? Table of Contents Andronikos II...

Hi everyone, this is my first attempt at a historical timeline. I've always been a history buff with a passion for Classical Roman and later Eastern Roman history. I've always wanted to explore the possibilities of a more successful restoration of the Byzantine Empire after 1204 under the House...

As we all know the Eastern Roman Empire was shattered in the 13th century by the 4th Crusade where the Latins took Constantinople. However the Empire of Trebizond emerged as a savior to the Roman state and managed to restore the empire proper thanks to the work of Emperor Alexios VI Komnenos and...

The House of the Snake- A history of the Fidios Dynasty of Rhomania PART 1: MIGRATION AND SETTLEMENT Migration of the Ottomans The Fidios were initially called the Ottomans, named after their leader called Osman. Osman was known as a visionary as he was a very pious man who if not for his...

Hello, all. As you can tell by the title, this is not my first attempt at this TL. The first three all fell apart due to my inability to schedule and critical research failure. I'm going to try it again, but I don't know when I'll be able to start writing again, hopefully it'll be before 7 July...

1240-1294- Age of the Purple Phoenix 1240 POD- The Babai Rebellion never occurs and the Selijuk army and state is not weakened for what’s to come. 1244- The battle of Kose Dag is a pyrrhic victory for Rum and their army is left as an exhausted force. Sultan Kaykhusraw II groans at the...

Repost from Writer's forum Hello. I am PrefectofTrebizond. Back in February, I posted a thread in Before 1900 called ‘The Philanthropenos Restoration.’ Over time, I stopped updating it, and forgetting my email password and having no recovery ability was the final nail in the coffin. I’m...

Basically what the title says. How were the Ottomans able to go from a minor Anatolian Principality to the Muslim Byzantine Empire in a century and a half? Was it a better military and administration? Skilled statesman and financiers? Luck? Or a combination of everything? Furthermore, could the...

Hi, all English is not my native language – sorry for possible mistakes. As is well known Italy of 9th century was partly controlled by Arabs. I mean not only Sicily bat also part of southern and central Italy. At the end of 9th century, Arabs were pushed out by Byzantium from southern Italy...

I'm no expert at map making, obviously my maps aren't something worth mentioning in term of sophistication. However, I'm rather attached to the first map I made after learning to use Paint.net so I decided to build it in detail. I'm partly inspired by this thread by @TemporalRenegade which...

The Despotate of Morea was probably the greatest asset the Byzantines had after the loss of Thessalonica. It probably had the best ability after this event to survive, due to its distance from Constantinople, its revival of economic development and culture in the 1400s, and its proximity to...