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Initially i actually thought the Arabs were opportunistic but then i remember the incompetence of Vahan (a Byzantine general) at the Battle of Yarmouk.

Galatians

Angelos were probably worse, debatable…

Killed her son and emptied the treasury but somehow managed to turn her usurpation into a polite retirement

Because they didnt recieve the same support from the crusaders after the first one. They attempted to do it by themselves in Myriokephalon in 1176 but they failed.

those were the last days on an officially, nominally still united roman empire as all eastern emperors were recognised as overlords of the west. after the 797-802 ad events the roman empire was finally split permantly to a greek roman and a german roman empires. the eastern greek roman empire was destroyed in 1204 and in name only was revived again in 1261 until 1453 while the western german roman empire was ended in 888 ad and then revived in 962 by otho I and lasted until 1806 when francis II quit the throne and dissolved the empire which was evolved after the 13th century to the well known holy roman empire of the germanic nations = the first german reich.

Why didn't the byzantines retake Syria, Lebanon, Palestine Egypt and North Africa 😂 or your just focusing on anatolia

Pedoprophetry isfailure predestined. That's an understatement.

What kind of accent is that? So difficult to listen to and understand.

BEcause greeks are incompetent

Who's in your pfp?

Naysia x Nikaeya ✓

Indeed. The great Basileus John II, would have recovered Anatolia. Unfortunately Manuel I neglected it and focused on his plans to reunite Italy with the Empire. His ambitious and all-time wet dream of every Eastern Roman Emperor gave time the Turks to regroup. See Myriokephalon for more.