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Poor Gyranos. He could have done so well working with Sophia.

I meant that it sounds good because it's distinctly not racism. It doesn't matter what your ethnic background is, but how you act, dress, talk, and eat certainly does. On the surface there's a positive in that anyone can be accepted within Rhoman society, but it's at the cost of cultural...

It sounds good until you realize the result is going to be shaming people's cultural history. "Your food is trash. Your clothes are ridiculous. And that mongrel tongue sounds horrid. But it's ok. You can be civilized just leave everything your ancestors passed to you behind and be like us."

That seems to be the direction this is heading. In a somewhat inverted version of OTL colonialism I can see Rhomanian nationalism being bolstered by their overseas holdings through a process of inclusion rather than exclusion. The idea that "we are all Romans" has seeds in the inclusion of...

I think generally there are a lot of Armenians in administrative positions throughout the empire, so they are fairly widespread, but I think most of the population is still in greater armenia by OTL definition of that region. I wouldn't imagine much of an international diaspora since Rhomania...

What crime would they charge him with? Would they argue treason?

I'm not an expert, but I would see the election of a peace Democrat leading to escalation on both sides. The new president can't offer a treaty without the Senate, but he doesn't need one. He only needs to order the army to leave the south. Lincoln and the Union commanders may scramble to make...

All the non-Rhomans. They started with the belief that all other states were a threat to Rome. Then they worked hard to make it true.

This would be great to have. It's been a long time since we caught up on the visualization. The details are always very explicit, but the hard part about such a comprehensive alternate history is that there's so much to keep track of. Honestly I'm not sure how Basileus does it.

All this talk about Vlachia makes me wonder if some Roman reformer in the future is going to dig into their Greek past and advocate for changes in the relationship with Vlachia by comparing them to the ancient Helots. I can see the political cartoons already, a modern dressed Constantinople...

I actually do wonder about Georgia through all of this. Especially with the hijinks in Mesopotamia. I have to imagine they have a vested interest in the outcome there. It's been a long time since this war started though, so it's highly possible this was addressed, but I forgot.

I think that's exactly where we are now. They had many great victories and gains leading up to Andreas Niketas was the end of that. He conquered so much, that it was unsustainable. Everything positive moving forward will be about gains outside of Europe, which we saw a lot of recently, brilliant...

Things continue to hamper Sophia. Spain should be in a fit state for war I would think. They haven't had any major fights recently that I recall. There was the business in the east with Rhomania, but that would have only been a hit to their treasury, not their manpower at home. Arles likewise I...

Also, as always, great writing. I appreciate all the hard work you put into this.

It's a great reminder how lopsided this started that after two fairly significant victories the odds still feel stacked against Sophia. It does make me wonder what happens to a defeated tagma? They tend to follow their leaders, but could a fully defeated tagma have a new leader installed and...