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18 Roman emperors were born on the territory of modern day Serbia 🇷🇸 https://t.co/J9HaxgKW84

The last offensive of the Roman Empire: Constantine XI Palaiologos led a courageous campaign in the 1440’s against the Latins and Ottomans in Greece to support the Crusade of Varna. This is the story of the last chance of revival, the last conquest of the Roman... See more

The legacy of Constantine in maintaining the integrity of the solidus made it the world's most recognizable and widely accepted currency, and it came to be known as the bezant. While Rome burned under bankrupt emperors who could no longer afford to pay their soldiers as their currencies collapsed, Constantinople thrived and prospered for many more

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Welcome new followers! 👋 Allow me to introduce myself. I am a historian of the sixth-century Roman world and I post about all things Roman/Byzantine. My interests range from the founding of Rome to the fall of Constantinople. https://t.co/aAyVvvVB8S

The Norse called the lands of the Kievan Rus “Garðaríki,” meaning “land of towns/castles.” Often overlooked, but the lands of Eastern Europe were home to many large towns & impressive fortresses, enough to impress upon the well-travelled Norsemen who did so much to establish it. https://t.co/gRrlhQF7UO

In 1062, Emperor Constantine X *might* have sent an embassy to Anti-Pope Honorius II proposing: 1) acceptance of universal papal authority, 2) willingness to accept the pope and western emperor as fellow Romans, 3) a suggestion to campaign to the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem. 🧵 https://t.co/gOOfgdPhJn

Faces of Byzantion... https://t.co/V8G9n2TgaB

Σαν σήμερα το 1261 ο Μιχαήλ Η' Παλαιολόγος στέφεται "Βασιλεύς Ρωμαίων" εντός της Αγιάς Σοφιάς σε μια πανηγυρική τελετή μετά την απελευθέρωση από τους Λατίνους. Ο (ιστορικός) Ακροπολίτης θα του προτείνει, αντ' αυτού, να στεφθεί ως "Βασιλεύς Γραικών". #Βυζάντιο https://t.co/bOm3yVG3nt