The Rise of Byzantium

[Gray Beard]

I was playing Rome BI the other day and thought "How wonderful it would be to have a mod that started in 475 AD with the abdication of the last Western Emperor and that covered the rise and fall of Byzantium."

It would need to account for the rise of Islam, the appearance of the Turks; the rise of Venice and the emergence of Western European nations. The Byzantines should have to deal with the dynastic struggles and civil wars that beset them. You'd have to deal with the little ice age, the three years without summer. The Iconoclast issue and all the history that made the Byzantines vulnerable The military threat from the South once the Arabs organized under Islam. The Great Schism, the early Protestants. All sorts of thing could be worked into the time span.

The troop list would have to evolve into the Themes and then into a more mercenary army. The emphasis of the game might also change from expansion to holding onto what you have.
I cannot really mod this game. But have some knowledge of Byzantine history and it is a fascinating time.

Just a thought if anyone is interested.

[AnthoniusII]

My friend there are some mods in development for the eras you are interesting in...
East of Rome for example...
There is also a major mod that "covers" the dark ages Chivallry II
I sugest you to shearch the mods threads ...A good historian is always a good addition to a mod!