Manuel II goes a-calling on the heads of state of the major European powers in order to find some support in saving his dying empire.

Myths and History of Greece and Rome

Chapter One Hundred and Forty Four: Travels and Calls

A lot has been going on in the former Western Roman Empire in the 300 years between 1100 and 1400!

Chapter One Hundred and Forty Three: Back in the West - Part Three

Introducing the Hokey Cokey Emperor. Is he in power or out? In, out, in, out!

Chapter One Hundred and Forty Two: A Family at War Part Two

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Fractious and incompetent behaviour from the ruling family plunge the Empire into crisis. It’s not going to get any better!

Chapter One Hundred and Forty One: A Family at War Part One

A brilliant general becomes Emperor of Nicaea. It only takes him a few years to regain the great city of Constantinople.  Unfortunately everyone is out to get him and it takes a lifetime of juggling to stabilise his empire.

Chapter One Hundred and Forty: The Final Recovery

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Welcome to nearly sixty years of total and utter chaos. Four empires and at least twenty emperors fight, make alliances, break alliances and generally fail to get on. Something has to give!

Chapter One Hundred and Thirty Nine: One Empire, Two Empires, Three Empires, Four Empires.

The Angeli prove themselves to be so incompetent that the capital of the Empire cannot withstand the crusading armies.  Calamity results.

Chapter One Hundred and Thirty Eight: Capital, Crusades and Calamity

Andronicus Comnenus could not, quite obviously, be allowed to continue as Basileus. If only his demise, like that of Domitian for example, had been planned. Then, perhaps, the chaos and incompetence that followed could have been avoided.

Chapter One Hundred and Thirty Seven: Angels of Destruction

Manuel Comnenus thinks big but is a bit to pro-western. His cousin, though, is an entirely different kettle of fish!

Chapter One Hundred and Thirty Six: The Great and the Terrible

John the Beautiful fails to achieve all his aims as he goes and dies at exactly the wrong moment.  He is succeeded by his son: how will he do?

Chapter One Hundred and Thirty Five: Oh No, Not Again!

Alexius’s son proves himself to be the equal of his father!

Chapter One Hundred and Thirty Four: John the Beautiful

The Pope launches the first crusade with mixed results for Alexius and hie empire!

Chapter One Hundred and Thirty Three: Urban's Unhelpful Help

Chapter One Hundred and Thirty Three: Urban’s Unhelpful Help

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