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No. I'll get out the newspaper. Bad! Bad!
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I do like the idea of a Wanked Makuria - being more central to Egypt and Ethiopia (and ruling both) does bring the centre of gravity to Nubia, you're right.
Whilst not the original goal - I'd still love to see it. But I have this image that you'd have a strong Egypt and a strong Ethiopia each trying to be independent of Makuria and pulling it different ways. I wonder if the wealth of these two regions can realistically be siphoned into Makuria to make it truly stronger than both. I imagine you'd see the whole Empire (whoever dominates) torn between the Coast (Nubia would probably pamper Suakin) - Egypt, Nubia proper and Ethiopia. I do love the idea of Makuria restarting the old-school burial traditions - huge underground complexes would pretty epic.
Maybe an Unification of the Coptic Church and the post shism Greek Church lead to a fusion or federation of Byzantines, Abyssinians and Nubians. A common heir and a common Patriach reings this Eastern-Southern post Roman-Axumite Empire eventually.Axum something something Roman Collapse something something Muslims fail something something Coptic Egypt something something![]()
Maybe an Unification of the Coptic Church and the post shism Greek Church lead to a fusion or federation of Byzantines, Abyssinians and Nubians. A common heir and a common Patriach reings this Eastern-Southern post Roman-Axumite Empire eventually.
Maybe a less devasting Justinic Plague thus a more densly populated Mediterranean before the Arab conquests?Makes sense. How would they deal with the Muslim Arabs to the east though?
Makes sense. How would they deal with the Muslim Arabs to the east though?