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Old 11-11-2007, 02:37 AM   #44 (permalink)
Triple C
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Originally Posted by lwarmonger View Post
I think it is interesting that Byzantium eventually collapsed the exact same way, with shortsighted pretenders and Emperors inviting the Turks in to assist in civil war, and eventually running out of Greeks to fight with.
Ahh, yes. I have heard the arguement before--that Rome would have been better off with a hereditary emperor.
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