Why did Byzantine Empire last so long

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bayonetbrant

February 15, 2017, 08:00:06 PM
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mirth

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February 15, 2017, 08:20:02 PM
Good stuff  O0
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mirth

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February 15, 2017, 08:31:53 PM
Pretty cool site too.
"45 minutes of pooping Tribbles being juggled by a drunken Horta would be better than Season 1 of TNG." - SirAndrewD

"you don't look at the mantelpiece when you're poking the fire" - Bawb

"Can't 'un' until you 'pre', son." - Gus

JasonPratt

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February 15, 2017, 08:42:08 PM
The 7th reason for the durability of the Byzantine Empire (i.e. why it lasted as long as it did):

"Durability"

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February 15, 2017, 09:35:10 PM
Right in my wheelhouse.
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Sir Slash

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February 16, 2017, 03:51:45 PM
Nice read. Byzantium didn't fall. It was 'pushed'.
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MengJiao

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February 20, 2017, 09:27:53 PM
Quote from: Sir Slash on February 16, 2017, 03:51:45 PM
Nice read. Byzantium didn't fall. It was 'pushed'.

  It didn't really last all that long -- just say 610 (Heraclius) to 1204 or so (when the 4th Crusade took Constantinople twice) or around 600 years -- losing ground all the time to anybody who happened by.
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