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Unless I'm forgetting a major shift in Orthodox theology ITL (which is unlikely since Basileus doesn't really like to touch on theology), this just seems unlikely. Orthodoxy never had a concept of "Holy War," which has its roots in Augustinian theology, something the East pretty strongly...

"To the pain!" Super depressing, but well written, end to Phillipe. Also, I weep for the Empire when Andreas finally kicks the bucket. There's going to be a flock of claimants spawned from his loins... The Ecclesiastical administration developed is intriguing. It's strange and original to...

That battle was awesome, and I'm looking forward to seeing Rome in Roman hands once again! One thing that has been bothering me about this awesome timeline, though, is how little we've seen of the Orthodox Church. What is the Patriarch up to? Depending on who holds that title, the church can...

Finally time to stop lurking I suppose. This has been an excellent timeline, filled with highly plausible storylines and epic - trully epic - story telling. In fact, the reason I couldn't lurk any more is because I actually dreamed about this timeline last night. Granted, all the characters and...

Why thank you! The Kingdom of the Patriarchs is Rome's attempt to keep control of two of the three Eastern Patriarchates after losing Alexandria. As the war progressed and the rebels (from Syria, Turkey, and Alexandria) began marching closer and closer towards Jerusalem and Antioch, the Emperor...

Here's a map I made a long while ago. It's set in a world where Islam never arose, so the Roman Empire survived and thrived, making quite the comeback in the middle ages into the early modern period. In the early 1800s, though, Egypt, long angered over the question of their Monophysitism and...

Thanks for the compliments on the map! As for the geography, like I said it was pretty much just a test to see how GIMP worked, so I wasn't that interested in accuracy... Perhaps I'll clean up the borders in an updated version, or just make a new map. As for Hispania, I do recall my thought...

So, here's a map that I made while trying to learn how to use GIMP to make maps. I ended up liking how it looked, so I thought I'd share it. I'm not too sure about the history of this world... It's pretty much just based on the idea that the Roman Empire didn't collapse. Probablly the 4th...

[/COLOR] What and when was this eigth council? I seem to have missed it...

Nice! I'm looking forward to this.

Thanks Megas! I better start reading.

I'm alive, I swear! It's just that the semester is winding down and I have been quite busy as of late. Also, I'm not sure of what history there already is of Igesundland. Can someone direct me to it? :)

A flag for a Balkan Union of Byzantium. I'm assuming that they've gone to war with Turkey and re-conquered Constantinople, establishing it as the capital as well as the center of the largely-ceremonial position of Emperor, with a US-esque democratic-republic state model where each of the states...

This. Although, I feel like the Conservative Christians on Lesbos wouldn't very much enjoy the thought that the term for lesbians originated from their Isle. Maybe, to pull from the same source, Sapphites might be a better term in this universe. It still pulls from the roots of the idea, but...

Thanks! It's the imperial cypher of the Palaiologos family, the last royal family of Byzantium.