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What kind of opinions did Byzantine emissaries have when they came back from Western Europe? Compared to Constantinople's staggering population, Western Europes cities must have seemed like backwater slums...
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We often hear about how the Byzantines invented Greek Fire. How often was it used? How come it doesn't seem like they didn't utilize it within their military that much?
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The Romans build Constantinople as an impenetrable fortress that took thousands of years, rapid decline, and gunpowder to breach. Did they attempt to do this in other cities in the empire to fortify their territory?
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Did ancient peoples talk about how beautiful other civilizations' lands were? Like today we look at scenic pictures of the Italian countryside or beaches in Greece... Was this a big thing in the past?
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What kind of changes did Harold Hardrada bring the Norse culture after he returned from a more urbanized society in Constantinople as part of the Varangian Guard?
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Did the Palaiologos or Osman ever try a diplomatic marriage? Or was religion too much for a compromise?
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Did an Armenian in the Byzantine Empire refer to themselves as Roman like modern day Americans view themselves as American and whatever nationality they are?
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Constantinople would have had lots of previous Roman monuments with Latin Inscriptions... Did they have a good connection with Latin even after Greek became their official language?
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