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  1. Re: Did Barbarian armies decline in quality after the fall of the Western Roman Empire?

    What do you mean decline in quality? Are you referring to general fighting ability, equipment, tactics?
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    Re: Dark Ages banners and flags in Britain

    Well the Romano-Britons would have used the Labarum and other Christian symbolism, at least in the beginning of the period.
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    Re: Who was the Greatest Byzantine Emperor

    Nikephoros Phokas was not Nikephoros I he was Nikephoros II. I think you confused them. :)
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    Re: Renaming citizenship types

    Hmm, interesting concept. I like Artifex it should stay. Civis and Civitate are pretty much interchangeable. For the new Civitate title, how about venerabilis or honoratus . Both words can mean...
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    Re: Who was the Greatest Byzantine Emperor

    Lol it's "sklithra" with a sigma, not a delta XD
  6. Re: Can someone explain the outbreak of crazy people at American universities?

    These left wing advocacy groups on campus are a product of several things, including the rise of movements like "Occupy Wall Street" and "Black Lives Matter." Idolizing Civil Rights giants of the...
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    Re: Who was the Greatest Byzantine Emperor

    This question is very subjective, and should take several different factors into account. What state did the emperor find Byzantium in when he ascended to the throne? Who were the primary enemies of...
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    Re: The Franks: Axemen to Knights?

    There are a variety of reasons as to why mounted warriors such as knights came to dominate the medieval battlefield, but I feel the most important is the introduction of the stirrup from the east. In...
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    Re: Byzantine Attitudes Toward Warfare

    Sources, and further reading.
    Haldon, John F. Byzantium at War: AD 600-1453. Oxford: Osprey, 2002.

    Maurice, edited by, George T. Dennis. Maurice's Strategikon: Handbook of Byzantine Military...
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    Byzantine Attitudes Toward Warfare

    Warfare in Byzantine Society



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    Introduction:

    Perhaps...
  11. Re: East Roman/ Byzantine Military equipment part 2, the Middle Empire (7TH-13TH century)

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  12. Re: East Roman/ Byzantine Military equipment part 2, the Middle Empire (7TH-13TH century)

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  13. East Roman/ Byzantine Military equipment part 2, the Middle Empire (7TH-13TH century)

    Here it is at last, an article 6 years in the making! :) I hope everyone enjoys and leaves lots of feedback! Link to first article...
  14. Thread: Hunnic language

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    Hunnic language

    From what little we know of the Huns from period sources, we can infer that they most likely originated near or on the Mongolian steppe, but it is far from certain. Complicating the issue, the steppe...
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    Re: Weird flags or emblems

    Flag of the Seychelles was always weird to me.
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    [Fiction] The Way of the Warrior

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    Author: Katsumoto
    Original Thread:[H.F.] The Way of the Warrior

    The Way of the Warrior

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    [Fiction] A Better World

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    Original thread: [H.F.] A Better World
    Author: Monarchist

    A Better World
    It is the eighth day in the month of Twelve, falling upon the...
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    [History] Mughal Afghanistan

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    Author: Babur
    Original Thread: Mughal Afghanistan

    Mughal Afghanistan

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