Agent of Byzantium ideas

It's a big who knows, obviously. I believe Turtledove implied that Constans II spent most of his energy securing the west, maybe giving Persia enough time to recover.

That would fit the frozen border.

One wonders how the Turks have done and for that matter what - the mention of Turks in the Caucasus sounds is hard to square away without them having had some disruptive impact.
 
That would fit the frozen border.

One wonders how the Turks have done and for that matter what - the mention of Turks in the Caucasus sounds is hard to square away without them having had some disruptive impact.

And with the Jurchens in the Balkans...who knows?
 
And with the Jurchens in the Balkans...who knows?

Yeah. I'm assuming Turtledove can't simply be accused of Not Doing Any Research on these things for the sake of a more interesting discussion, but it does have to be wondered if some of these - in a "fleshed out" AoB world would need to be rewritten by those who have.
 
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