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 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? 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?
  
-Byzantine scenarios are very popular in AH, partly because of Harry Turtledove's Byzantine-scholar background, and partly...just 'cause.+----
  
-The unwary traveller reading AH.com accounts of Byzantium might be left with the mistaken belief that the Byzantines had airships, space marines and heavy metal.+==== 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...
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 +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 ====
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 +**[[pods:Byzantine Empire|Byzantine Empire Points of Divergence]]**
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 +**[[resources:Byzantine Empire|Useful Resources about the Byzantine Empire]]**
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 +**[[pods:Roman Empire|Roman Points of Divergence]]**
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 +**[[timelines:Greece|Greek Timelines and Scenarios]]**
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 +**[[pods:Greece|Greek Points of Divergence]]**
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 +**[[alternate_history:Ottoman Empire]]**
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