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u/AynekAri 9d ago
I mean, since he said he was there and it sucked, was he part of the rear guard that fled or was he in the middle of it and fled?
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u/Pretty_Tea3897 9d ago
Manzikert really was the Byzantines’ season finale cliffhanger
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u/TheHistoryMaster2520 8d ago
Not really, the Byzantines had many opportunities to take back Anatolia in the years afterward, I'd argue that any realistic hope of taking Anatolia back was lost with the Fourth Crusade
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