Basileia ton Romaion: Aima! Drasis! Bloody prophecies!

Did the Venetians really just sail into the Straits of Salamis, my god how dumb can they get, you don't challenge a Greek fleet at Salamis if you have superior numbers. Honestly this is a textbook example of the words, those who fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat it.:D:rolleyes:
 
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Did the Venetians really just sail into the Straits of Salamis, my god how dumb can they get, you don't challenge a Greek fleet at Salamis if you have superior numbers. Honestly this is a textbook example of the words, those who fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat it.:D:rolleyes:

To be honest, having the naval battle there was probably just laziness on my part. Not to worry, Venice will still be around. I can always go back and change my previous post to make it less... stupid.

In short, I vaguely knew that Herodotus and Plutarch's works were read in the Middle Ages, but I was not sure who they would be restricted to.

I hope you're enjoying the TL so far. I'm always open to constructive criticism.
 
Well, Semester 2 of college starts next week, but fear not. I shall return! ;) Until then, read, compliment and criticise to your hearts' content!
 
TL reboot

I've been reading up on the Empire of Trebizond, the state created in OTL by TTL's Manuel II's sons, and its emperors. And I've been rethinking the direction my TL might take.

Original (current) plan: TTL's Alexios III being succeeded by his brother David who plans to follow the 'drasis' naming theme (which I created/made up for this TL), similar to the 'aima' prophecy followed by Manuel I. The Komnenos dynasty rules the empire until the mid-13th century amidst the later Mongol invasions, followed by a new dynasty after an 'interesting' decade or so.

New (hypothetical) plan: Not have Alexios III assassinated and ruling until his OTL death in 1222 AD. The Komnenos dynasty would continue from his, not David's, children, and would last until the mid-14th century.

Any thoughts? Post here, let me know. Any questions about lists of emperors and family trees I will answer via PM to keep potential spoilers to a limit. ;)
 
I think Original plan is good

Okay.

I'll just briefly outline both plans, in terms of how far I plan to take the respective Komnenos dynasties:

NOTE: There will be spoilers, BUT, bear in mind that I am constantly coming up with new ideas and what-ifs, and I didn't even finish my first TL, so what is written here is not set in stone.

Original plan (following a prophecy I just made up on the fly)

Andronikos I (1183-1184): Assassinated by men loyal to his son, Manuel II.

Manuel II 'the Just' (1184-1199): Eldest son of Andronikos I. Dies of old age.

Alexios III (1199-1203): Eldest son of Manuel II. Assassinated by agents of Michael Komnenos Doukas.

Michael VIII Komnenos Doukas (1203-1204): Overthrown and killed by Constantinoplitan mob.

David I 'the Copper-hand' (1204-1222): Second son of Manuel II. Dies of an infect wound.

Romanos V 'the Pious' (1222-1235): Eldest son of David I. Dies of natural causes.

Andronikos II (1235-1243): Middle son of David I. Killed in battle against the Mongols.

Stephen I (1243-1253): Youngest son of David I. Accidentally killed in a church fire.

John III 'Porphyrogennetos' (1253-1258): Eldest son of Stephen I. Poisoned by Stephen II.

Stephen II 'Pinkernes' (1258-1261): Youngest son of Stephen I. Deposed by Isaac Rallis-Raoul. Flees to Wallachia, killed by bandits.


New plan (more influenced by the OTL line of Emperors of Trebizond)

Andronikos I (1183-1184): Assassinated by men loyal to his son, Manuel II.

Manuel II 'the Just' (1184-1199): Eldest son of Andronikos I. Dies of old age.

Alexios III (1199-1223): Eldest son of Manuel II. Dies of old age or stress.

John III 'the Bloodthirsty' (1223-1230): Eldest son of Alexios III. Dies of either poison or gout.

Manuel III 'the Great' (1230-1263): Third son of Alexios III. Dies of old age.

Andronikos II (1263-1266): Eldest son of Manuel III. Dies of unknown causes (Similar to his OTL counterpart).

George (1266-1268): Middle son of Manuel III. Dies of exhaustion playing tzykanion.

John IV (1268-1273): Youngest son of Manuel III. Dies of an infected wound.

David (1273-1274): Youngest son of Alexios III. Dies of old age.

Michael VIII (1274): Only son of David. Reigns for a few months before abdicating in favour of his cousin, Alexios IV.

Alexios IV (1274-1297): Only son of John IV. Dies of tuberculosis.

Andronikos III (1297-1318): Eldest son of Alexios IV. Badly injured during a Mongol raid. Dies 'in his sleep'.

Manuel IV (1318): Only son of Andronikos III. Reigns for 8 months before being sidelined and blinded.

Basil III (1318-1323): Second son of John IV. Charged with treason and strangled with a bowstring.

Michael IX (1323-1335): Third son of John IV. Dies instantly during a revolt when a civilian throws a piece of debris and strikes him in the head.

Isaac II (1335-1340): Youngest son of John IV. Deposed by Michael X Angelos, a court official and lover of his sister. Commits suicide due to extreme guilt and to avoid humiliation and execution.
 
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