Byzantine emperors called in special forces as personal bodyguards: Vikings
A full 80 % of what anyone needs in a bodyguard is intimidation. Protecting a VIP is easy when no one is attacking them. If you can intimidate any potential…
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In the late seventh century, the Byzantine Empire faced a new kind of threat. After years of exhausting warfare with the Sassanid Persians, the Empire was caught off guard by…
Why this Byzantine emperor’s death started the fall of Eastern Rome
The Byzantine Empire was the largest and most powerful civilization with roots that point back to 330 A.D. when Constantine first brought forth a New Rome on the area occupied…
The 5 most unlucky empires in all of world history
Not all empires are created equal. Some are built over centuries and fall only because of internal mismanagement. Some outgrow their ability to govern themselves. Others seem formidable on the…