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He refused and defiantly proclaimed:
‘God forbid that I should live as an Emperor without an Empire. As my city falls, I will fall with it. Whosoever wishes to escape, let him save himself if he can, and whoever is ready to face death, let him follow me!’
‘It was not only the hour that had arrived, but also the man. The empire had at its disposal, at this moment, the best soldier that it had possessed since the death of Leo the Isaurian’
Nikēphóros II Phōkãs
‘Cowardice was certainly not he chief characteristic of centuries that produced emperors like Theodosius I and Heraclius, prelates like Athanasius and Chrysostom, public servants like Belisarius or Priscus.’
Today in AD 627:
Heraclius and his valiant Romans inflicted such a catastrophic defeat on the Persians that it sent their Empire spiralling into a cataclysmic civil war!
And an end to the last great war of antiquity
At the 𝐁𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐥𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐍𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐡
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Today in AD 533:
Belisarius and his Roman forces forces smashed the army of Gelimer and forever ended Vandal Kingdom in Africa
….at Battle of Tricamarum
Today in 216 BC, the forces of the Roman Republic were annihilated by Hannibal Barca and the Carthaginians at the Battle of Cannae.
One of the most infamous and crushing defeats ever known, here is what happened 🧵
Today in AD 1485:
Richard III made his last charge against the Tudor forces at the Battle of Bosworth, where he died fighting alone among his enemies!
This is the story of the end of the Plantagenet Dynasty at the dawn of the modern world 🧵
Today in 323 BC, Alexander the Great died.
In his short life he crushed the Persian Empire and marched his army farther East than any Hellenic army had ever been.
As a result the Eastern Mediterranean became Hellenised, an act which changed the course of history forever
A thread on Basil II’s decision to not marry.
A lot of speculation has gone into the refusal of Basil II to not marry. Several factors have been put highlighted regarding his decision and I think we should look into them.
Today in AD 1453 the dying embers of the Roman Empire were snuffed out forever.
Just after midnight the Turkish assault on Constantinople began and Ottoman troops poured over the battered walls of the once great city!
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