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1453: Revival of Byzantium

1453, a year that marked the end of an era With one city's fall, a shift from Medieval to Modern Constantinople, a name etched in time For a thousand years, stood strong and sublime Against foes that dreamed to take her down She persisted, unbroken, a true crown But tonight, everything changes Guns fired, women weep, men yell in ranges Praying to God for a savior's grace To rescue their city, to restore its place In history's twist, God answered their plea Sending a new emperor, the one they'd need Antonius, born of the seas To lead the Romans, a new destiny To reach another pinnacle of might And end the city's terrible plight 1453, a year that will forever divide Medieval and Modern, with a fallen city as the divide ------------------------------------------------------------------- AD1453, as the city of Constantinople prepares for its final fate, a pirate captain and crew sailed into the golden horn, history made an abrupt turn from this point onward.... Discord: https://discord.gg/fqm22ERK2C

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Coup D’etat

Following the fall of Patras, the majority of the Roman cities in the Peloponnese Peninsula surrendered their keys to the hands of Julian. Just less than a year after the decease of his honourable Emperor of All Romans Constantine XI, the Peninsula that took his entire life to recover fell into the hands of another man. And with this new conquest, almost ninety percent of Constantinople's sources for taxation and manpower is now lost.

Looking at the still ongoing political struggles and conflicts between the two factions in Constantinople, this came as a devastating, actually, disastrous news for them, especially for Thomas Palaiologos who relied heavily upon the resources of the Despotate of Morea to contest with his brother Demetrios who had a more solid foundation inside the city of Constantinople.

The Senate, Palace of the Porphyrogenitus.