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At its height under Justinian and Belisarius, Byzantium almost reconstituted the Roman Empire, but peak expansion created vulnerability to plague, overextension, and military-political rivalry.
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At its height under Justinian and Belisarius, Byzantium almost reconstituted the Roman Empire, but peak expansion created vulnerability to plague, overextension, and military-political rivalry.
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"And they want to obviously overrun Constantinople. And ultimately what saves the city is the invention of something called Greek fire, which is basically..."
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"And he is considered the last great Roman general. Okay. His military genius is on par with that of Julius Caesar. Julius Caesar, Hannibal,..."
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"Because Constantinople imports all its food from Egypt. And so there were rats on these ships, and these rats spread basically the bubonic plague...."
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