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Historically, the Empire of Nicaea was focused mostly on destroying the Latin Empire, and occasionally on defensive operations vs. the Seljuks.
What if it were the other way around?
For our scenario, let's imagine that the despotate of Epirus conquered the Latin empire all the way from Thessaly up to the Bosphorus, leading to a stand-off across the straits.