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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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Peloponnese Peninsula

The war banner of the red lion reached the gulf of Corinth for the very first time.

Julian watched his front with no expressions underneath that helm he is wearing, while his engineer corps prepared their boats and logs building up a temporary passage to the city of Patras.

There is a much shorter way to bypass this gulf, that is through the natural passage south of Athens but there is a problem with that, as the Caesar is not at war with the Duchy of Athena yet, there is no legitimate excuse or cause belli to attack it either as it is an imperial tributary, though not a very faithful one, and thus it is not very polite for Julian to march six thousand armed men through the Duchy's territories, which might be interpreted as something bad and cause some diplomatic turmoil.

There is a fortress, shielding a small village behind Julian's back, but surely that fortress is incapable of shielding the troopers who are attempting to cross the river now.