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#OTD in 960 AD, a brilliant Roman general turned a successful Muslim raid into a shattering defeat, bringing an end to a powerful emirate and paving the way for the imperial reconq...
My book about the #Roman commander Publius Quinctilius Varus has now been out in the big wide world for over 2 months, which seems like an excellent reason to post a (long!) 🧵 abou...
“We did not know where we were, on heaven or on earth.” Russian Ambassadors (987), in a report to Prince Vladimir of Kiev. One of the most fascinating tales of the early Middle A...
It has been exactly one month since I first laid eyes on a physical copy of my book about Publius Quinctilius Varus, which seemed an excellent reason to write a (fairly long!) 🧵 ab...
Justinian's two top generals in the 530s were Belisarius and Sittas. One went all over the Mediterranean, the other became a specialist in Armenian military affairs. Here, a brief...
The general Sittas was slain in 539 by Artabanes of the Arsacid family, an Armenian who had a remarkable career. In an odd twist of fate, Artabanes later took Sittas' old job in th...
Heh, if anyone would dare to say it to the emperor in Constantinople, it would not end well. Once again, there was no Byzantium, and there was no Byzantine Empire. It is an inventi...
I am shocked at the passionate response to my tweets about the Byzantine Empire being the Roman Empire. So today, a related issue: not recognizing the #Roman identity of the #Byzan...
THREAD THE INVISIBLE ENEMY 1. What does @POTUS mean when he says “The world is at war with a HIDDEN ENEMY?” 2. What does he mean when he says “We will defeat an INVISIBLE ENEMY?...
