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TIL that from 1263 to 1328, the Byzantine Empire were in an alliance with the Mongols

by whatilearned September 10, 2022, 7:22 pm

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TIL that the island of crete briefly was an islamic emirate in the 8th to 9th century called the emirate of crete, formed by Andalusian exiles(spanish muslims).The emirate was known for pirate activities until it was reconquered by the Byzantine empire.

by whatilearned August 27, 2022, 4:59 pm

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Why is the Byzantine Empire so much less “popular” than the (Western) Roman Empire?

by HistoryBuff August 10, 2022, 7:58 pm

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TIL that the final bastion of ancient Rome was the Principality of Theodoro on Crimea which lasted till 1475. With the conquest of Mangup by Ottoman forces, the Principality was taking with it the last remnant of the Byzantine Empire, after 2,228 years of existence of Roman civilization.

by whatilearned July 23, 2022, 12:34 pm

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TIL about the Sumela Monastery. Built nearly 4,000 feet up the side of a cliff, it was founded in the 300s. Destroyed and rebuilt several times, mostly during the Byzantine Era, it was emptied and abandoned in the 1920s. Taken over by the Turkish government it has been restored for tourism.

by whatilearned June 28, 2022, 3:06 pm

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Separation of Venice from the Byzantine Empire and Formal Independence?

by HistoryBuff June 21, 2022, 12:43 am

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TIL In 1014, Byzantine Emperor Basil II captured several thousand Bulgarian soldiers, put them into groups of 100, and blinded 99 in every group. The last soldiers had only one eye gouged out and were ordered to lead their blind friends home. Upon seeing this, Tsar Samuel died of a heart attack.

by whatilearned June 18, 2022, 1:07 am

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TIL Vikings served as the personal bodyguard of the Emperor of the Byzantine Empire. They were known as the Varangians – Men of Oath

by whatilearned June 8, 2022, 6:34 pm

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Byzantine “Cup Coins” and Millennial Apocalypticism

by HistoryBuff April 30, 2022, 12:05 am

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Historic relations between the Holy Roman Empire and the remains of the Byzantine Empire after the fall of Constantinople?

by HistoryBuff March 26, 2022, 1:07 pm

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TIL that there was a 4th Crusade to retake Jerusalem. However, the crusaders got sidetracked and ended up sacking Constantinople, capital of the Christian controlled Byzantine Empire, and they ended up getting excommunicated.

by whatilearned February 23, 2022, 3:00 am

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TIL The history of the fork. It was invented by the ancient Greeks and introduced to to Europe in the 10th century by Theophanu Byzantine wife of Emperor Otto the 2nd. It made its way to Italy by the 11th century and had become popular amongst merchants by the 14th.

by whatilearned February 1, 2022, 4:37 pm

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