====== Byzantine Empire ======

Ah, the Byzantine Empire! Who has not dreamed of a world in which the Hagia Sofia is still the centre of the Orthdox Church, the Avtokrator rules from Ispania to Mesopotamia and Greek Fire is a secret weapon rather than a kebab restaurant in Luton? Where the Mediterranean is Mare Nostrum once more, and the year is counted from the creation of the world?

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==== In AH.com culture ====

This famous [[pods:Roman Empire|Roman]] successor state is beloved on the forum by, among others, [[offtopic:Midgard]], [[offtopic:Abdul Hadi Pasha]] (though he prefers the Ottomans), [[offtopic:Sargon]], [[offtopic:Jason]] and [[offtopic:euio]]. The Byzantines are associated with [[alternate history:airships]] and the [[offtopic:Evil Party]]. For all the gratuitous adoration, the unwary traveller/newcomer reading AH.com accounts of Byzantium might be left with the mistaken belief that the Byzantines //actually had// airships, space marines and heavy metal...

Needless to say, Byzantine scenarios are very popular in AH, partly because of [[alternate history:Harry Turtledove]]'s Byzantine-scholar background, and partly... just 'cause. Its greatest defender is without doubt [[offtopic: Midgard]], at least until he left. Presently, [[[[offtopic:Basileus Giorgios]], [[offtopic:Sargon]] and [[offtopic:Konstantin Paleolog]] number among the most prominent and respected Byzantinologists on the forums.

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==== See Also ====

**[[pods:Byzantine Empire|Byzantine Empire Points of Divergence]]**

**[[resources:Byzantine Empire|Useful Resources about the Byzantine Empire]]**

**[[pods:Roman Empire|Roman Points of Divergence]]**

**[[timelines:Greece|Greek Timelines and Scenarios]]**

**[[pods:Greece|Greek Points of Divergence]]**

**[[alternate_history:Ottoman Empire]]**

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