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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,FR$Y ,P]LMAN 

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,! ANCI5T ,GREEK CITY CALL$ ,BYZANTIUM 9H]ITS ALL ! REF9EM5TS ( ,ROMAN ,CIVILIZATION & ALSO ALL ! ROT4 ,IT BECOMES ! HEAD ( HALF ! =M] WORM4 ,IT RETA9S ! MA*9]Y ( ! 5TIRE WORM :ILE ! BODY CONT9UES TO DECOMPOSE & %R9K4 

,! =M] B\ND>IES ( ! ,ROMAN ,EMPIRE >E ! ONLY ,K+DOM ( ,HEAV5 TO :I* ! ,EMP]ORS 9 ,BYZANTIUM >E COMMITT$4 ,! ABOM9ATION ABHORR$ BY ! E>LY ,*RI/IANS IS ,P>ADISE TO ! ,BYZANT9E ,*RI/IANS4 

,ALL ?AT ,*RI/IANITY CONTRIBUTES TO ?IS EA/]N HALF ( ,ROME IS 0,?\ %ALT HAVE NO O!R GODS BE=E ME10 ! FANATICAL ATTEMPT TO IMPOSE :AT LAT] IMP]IALI/S WILL CALL ,GLEI*S*ALTUNG4 ,SU* A ,GLEI*S*ALTUNG WILL BE REALIZ$ BY MU* LAT] ,LEVIA?ANS :I* LE>N TO R$UCE PEOPLE TO APP5DAGES ( TE*NOLOGY4 

,! ,BYZANT9E ,EMPIRE FAILS TO REALIZE EI!R ITS ,ROMAN OR ITS ,*RI/IAN GOALS BECAUSE IT IS NO?+ BUT A LANGUI%+ SEQUEL TO ! RAPIDLY DECOMPOS+ ,ROMAN ,LEVIA?AN4 

,! W> AGA9/ ALL GODS O!R ?AN ! ?REE-HEAD$ ,OPTIMUS ,MAXIMUS IS C>RI$ \T ) ! FANATICISM & ?OR\<NESS ( ! ,ISRAELITES1 FROM :OME ?IS BIZ>RE UND]TAK+ IS 9H]IT$4 

,! ,TEMPLE-,/ATE IS 9AUGURAT$ ALREADY DUR+ ,CON/ANT9E'S REIGN1 & ,PAGAN C5T]S >E PLUND]$ TO DECORATE ! ,/ATE ,*UR*4 ,BI%OPS & PRIE/S >E EXEMPT$ FROM TAXES1 & S9CE ! =TUNES ( ! RI* >E BEQUEA!D TO ! ,*UR*1 ITS (FICIALS BECOME AS WEAL?Y AS [N]S ( ,LATIFUNDIA4 

,! TAXES !MSELVES >E PAID BY S]FS1 CULTIVATORS :O >E FIX$ TO PLANTATIONS & =C$ TO P>T ) A ?IRD ( !IR CROPS4 

,9 ! ,NOR? ,AFRICAN PROV9CE1 PEASANTS >M$ ) CLUBS RISE UP TO RE/ORE !IR LO/ EQUALITY1 & ! ,BYZANT9E RUL]S DECL>E A HOLY W> AGA9/ ! PRIE/S :O SIDE ) ! PEASANTS1 /IGMATIZ+ ! RIS+ AS A ,DONATI/ H]ESY4 

,! W> AGA9/ PAGANISM & H]ESY HALTS BRIEFLY :5 AN OLD-TIM] RUL] NAM$ ,JULIAN TRIES TO RE/ORE ! PAGAN GODS = ! SAME REASON ,CON/ANT9E *OSE ! ,*RI/IAN GOD3 TO 5HANCE ! KILL+ P[] ( ! LEGIONS4 ,BUT ,JULIAN DE/ROYS ALL FAI? 9 ! KILL+ P[] ( ! PAGAN GODS :5 HE LEADS A LEGION TO DEVE/ATE ,P]SIA1 ORD]S HIS %IPS BURN$ BEH9D HIM1 & P]I%ES ) MO/ ( HIS LEGION BE=E REA*+ ! ,P]SIAN CAPITAL4 

,IT IS IDLE TO SPECULATE IF ,JULIAN'S VICTORY W\LD HAVE RE/OR$ ! RESPECTABILITY ( ! PAGAN GODS2 WE KN[ ?AT HIS DEFEAT SEALS !IR FATE4 ,HIS IMM$IATE SUCCESSORS BAN ALL NON-,*RI/IAN PRACTICES1 CLOSE ! TEMPLES1 EXPROPRIATE !M1 & 9/ITUTE AN 9QUISITION4 ,CELEBRANTS ( ,ISIS1 ,OSIRIS & ,S]APIS BECOME CRIM9ALS :O >E HUNT$ BY ! !OLOGICAL POLICE2 ,MANI*EANS >E DEPRIV$ ( ALL RI<TS & BECOME OBJECTS ( PLUND] & P]SECUTION4  
  

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,! ATTEMPT TO ELIM9ATE HUMAN DIV]SITY FAILS4 ,AS SOON AS ALL NON-,*RI/IAN BELIEFS & C]EMONIES >E ELIM9AT$1 ! SAME DIV]SITY ( BELIEFS & C]EMONIES REAPPE>S AMONG ! ,*RI/IANS !MSELVES1 & ! W> AGA9/ \TSID]S CONT9UES AS A W> AGA9/ S*ISMATICS & H]ETICS AMONG ! 9SID]S4 

,IF ,*RI/IANITY CONSI/$ ONLY ( ,LUGALZAGGIZI-,OPTIMUS1 ITS PRISON W\LD BE N>R[ 9DE$1 & ,GLEI*S*ALTUNG MI<T BE AN A*IEVABLE GOAL4 ,BUT AS ,GIBBON WILL OBS]VE1 ,*RI/IANITY IS A COMPOSITE ( POLY!ISM1 PAGAN C]EMONIES1 FABUL\S M>TYRS1 RELICS1 MIRACLES1 SA9TS1 9C5SE & TAP]S4 ,IT ONCE TRI$ TO EMBRACE A VA/ RESI/ANCE MOVEM5T1 & IT RETA9S ITS PA/ AS FROX5 BAGGAGE P]MAN5TLY EMB$D$ 9 ITS ,GOSPELS4 

,! SO-CALL$ ,DONATI/ PEASANTS :O RISE AGA9/ !IR L&LORDS >E H]ETICS BECAUSE !Y ?9K ! CROSSWE>+ L&LORDS1 WEAL?Y (FICIALS & VICI\S MILIT>Y SQUADS REPRESS+ ! PEASANTS DO NO HAVE ANY?+ 9 COMMON ) ! ,JESUS OR ! APO/LES ( ! ,GOSPELS4 ,!SE ,AFRICAN PEASANTS >E AMONG ! FIR/ ( A LONG TRADITION ( REBELS :O WILL ACCUSE (FICIAL ,*RI/IANS ( BE+ ANTI-,*RI/S4 ,BYZANTIUM S5DS A LEGION TO REPRESS ! PEASANTS & ! H]ESY1 BUT ,BYZANTIUM FAILS4 ,! PEASANTS 9VITE A ,GO?IC TRIBE NAM$ ,V&ALS BY ! ,BYZANT9ES4 ,!SE ,V&ALS SETTLE 9 ,NOR? ,AFRICA AS DELIV]]S ( ! ,DONATI/S4 ,! ,V&ALS BUILD A L>GE FLEET1 GA9 CONTROL OV] MO/ ,M$IT]RANEAN COMM]CE1 & HOLD (F ,BYZANTIUM'S >MIES = F\R & A HALF G5]ATIONS4 

,BUT NOT ALL H]ETICS F9D DELIV]]S4 ,WE'VE ALREADY GLANC$ AT SE]ESSES ,PRISCILLA1 ,MAXIMILIA & O!R ,ANATOLIANS :O ?\<T ! ,GOSPELS 9T5D$ TO 5C\RAGE ! CREATIVE IMAG9ATION1 NOT REPRESS IT4 ,/IGMATIZ$ AS ,MONTANI/ H]ETICS1 P]SECUT$ BY ,EMP]OR ,JU/9IAN'S POLICE1 !SE FEM9I/ ,*RI/IANS PROTE/ AGA9/ ! H]ESY-HUNT BY IMMOLAT+ !MSELVES4 

,! ,BYZANT9E EMP]ORS DECL>E W> AGA9/ ,EGYPTIAN & ,LEVANT9E ,NE/ORIANS :O 9SI/ ?AT ! ,SON WAS A HUMAN BE+1 & !N AGA9/ ,MONOPHYSITES :O 9SI/ ,HE WAS A GOD4  
  

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,BUT ALL ! VICTORIES AGA9/ IDOLS1 IDOLAT]S & H]ETICS DO NO MORE = ,BYZANTIUM ?AN !Y DID = ! ,ISRAELITES4 ,! REMNANT ,ROMAN ,EMPIRE CONT9UES TO ,DECOMPOSE4 ,VISIGO?S & ,O/ROGO?S SET UP CAMPS JU/ \TSIDE ! ,EMPIRE'S B\ND>IES & 9SI/ ON /AY+4 ,HUNS E/ABLI% !MSELVES JU/ ,NOR? ( ! B\ND>Y1 DEFEAT EV]Y >MY ,BYZANTIUM S5DS AGA9/ !M1 & =CE TRIBUTE PAYM5TS TO GO TO FROM ! ,ROMAN ,EMP]OR TO ! 0,SCY?IAN ,%EPH]DS40 

,! ,HUNS >E NO LONG] FLEE+ FROM ,LEVIA?AN4 ,>MOR$ ) ,LEVIA?ANIC TRAITS & TE*NOLOGIES DUR+ !IR LONG DEF5SIVE W>1 !Y >E N[ ATTACK+ ON EV]Y FRONT4 ,!Y 9VAD$ ,*9A4 ,!Y DE/ROY$ ! ,GUPTA ,EMPIRE 9 ,9DIA4 ,!Y DEFEAT$ ,BYZANTIUM'S >MIES4 ,!Y DEFEAT ,P]SIA'S ,Z>A?U/RIAN RUL] ,FIRUZ & 9/ALL !MSELVES 9 ,P]SIA'S EA/]N PROV9CES4 

,! DEFEAT ( ,P]SIA'S >MIES BY ,HUNS IS FOLL[$ BY A SOCIAL REVOLUTION 9 ,P]SIA4 ,MANI*EANS & RADICAL ,Z>A?U/RIANS RISE UP AGA9/ CL]GY & NOBILITY1 R$I/RIBUTE L&S1 & E/ABLI% CLASSLESS COMMUNITIES :]E %>+ REPLACES HO>D+4 ,! ,SASSANI >I/OCRACY & ! ,Z>A?U/RIAN CL]GY >E OV]?R[N4 ,?IS IS ! OM5T ! ,BYZANT9E ,EMP]OR *OOSES TO 9VADE ,P]SIA4 

,! PROSPECT ( ,BYZANT9E S]FDOM FRI<T5S ,P]SIAN REVOLUTION>IES1 FAMILI> AS !Y >E ) ! NUM]\S P]SECUT$ ,*RI/IAN H]ETICS :O HAVE F\ND REFUGE 9 ,P]SIA4 ,! ,P]SIAN >I/OCRATS RECRUIT AN >MY ( HUNS & ,>ABS TO CRU% ! REVOLUTION & MASSACRE ! ,MANI*EANS4 ,! ,P]SIAN NOBILITY & CL]GY >E RE/OR$ -- BUT NOT = LONG4 

,BO? ! ,BYZANT9ES & ! ,P]SIANS 5L>GE !IR >MIES BY RECRUIT+ 9 >ABIA4 ,!Y DO NOT KN[ !Y >E TRA9+ !IR [N GRAV$IGG]S4 

,N[ ANO!R ONE ( ,CIVILIZATION'S GREAT M5 ACC$ES TO ! ,BYZANT9E ?RONE1 A W>MONG] NAM$ ,JU/9IAN :O TRIES TO BR+ BACK ! DAYS :5 >MOR$ LETGIONS DEVA/AT$ ! WORLD FROM ONE EXTREMITY TO ! O!R4 

,AUTOCRAT ,JU/9IAN DISPAT*ES A VA/ FLOAT+ >MY TO ,NOR? ,AFRICA1 TO DEVA/ATE ! REALM ( ! ,DONATI/ PEASANTS' ,V&AL DELIV]]S4 

,! ,BYZANT9E >MY TRIES TO RE9CLUDE ,ROME 9 ! ,ROMAN ,EMPIRE BY \/+ ! ,GO?S1 & IT PROCE$S TO A*IEVE ?IS AIM BY 9VAD+ & REPOPULAT+ ,ITALY4 ,PEASANTS SP>$ BY ! >MIES >E KILL$ BY ! FAM9ES4 ,ITALIAN CITIES >E AB&ON$ BY !IR />V+ 9HABITANTS4 ,! ,BYZANT9ES DO SMA% ! ,O/ROGO?S & REGA9 ,ROME1 AT LEA/ UNTIL ! ,LOMB>DS >RIVE & *ASE ! ,BYZANT9E (FICIALS TO !IR LA/ ,ITALIAN FOO?OLDS1 ,V5ICE & ,RAV5NA4 

,AFT] DEPOPULAT+ ,ITALY1 ! ,BYZANT9E >MIES M>* AGA9/ ,P]SIA4 

,ALL !SE W>S EXHAU/ ! TWO REMA9+ ,LEVIA?ANS WE/ ( ,*9A4 ,!SE VA/ MILIT>Y UND]TAK+S ) !IR CO/LY TE*NOLOGIES & 5ORM\S >MIES >E ALL BORNE GY ! 5S]F$ PEASANTRY1 NOT BY A M]CANTILE NETWORK4 ,SASSANID ,P]SIA IS HEIR TO ! L& WORMS ( ! ,F]TILE ,CRESC5T1 & !RE'S NO?+ ,GREEK AB\T ! ,BYZANT9E ,EMPIRE EXCEPT ! LOCATION & LANGUAGE4 

,BYZANTIUM IS NO MORE AN OCTOPUS ?AN ITS ,ROMAN P>5T WAS4 ,BYZANTIUM IS A WORM ) A FLEET1 & ITS WEAL? COMES1 NOT FROM ! CIRCULATION ( COMMODITIES 9 ! HOLDS ( %IPS BUT FROM ! BURD5S BORNE BY ! PEASANTRY4 ,?IS MAKES ! PEASANTS HOSPITABLE TO ALL 9VAD]S :O MAKE 9CURSIONS 9TO ,BYZANT9E T]RITORY4 ,9VAD]S GR[ MORE NUM]\S ! MORE ! ,LEVIA?ANS /IR UP ! ,/EPPES & ,>ABIA4 

,! ,BYZANT9ES BRIBE PEOPLE CALL$ ,AV>S TO PLUND] & DE/ROY COMMUNITIES ( ,SLAVS4 

,! SAME YE>1 ,P]SIANS BRIBE IRON->M$ ,TURKS TO PLUND] ,HUNS & O!R ,TURKS4 

,! ,SLAVS & ,TURKS WILL LAT] DISMEMB] BO? EMPIRES & BE WELCOM$ BY PEASANTS AS DELIV]]S FROM UNBE>ABLE OPPRESSION4 

,9 !IR CONT9U+ W>S AGA9/ EA* O!R1 ,BYZANTIUM & ,P]SIA HAVE REC\RSE TO EV]-MORE RECRUITS FROM ,>ABIA4 ,! ,P]SIANS1 ATTACK$ BY ,>ABS ALLI$ ) ,BYZANTIUM1 OCCUPY ! ,LEVANT & ,EGYPT AS WELL AS P>T ( ,ANATOLIA4 ,! ,P]SIANS EV5 REA* ! WALLS ( ,BYZANT9E ITSELF ) AN >MY ( ,AV>S1 ,BULG>S1 ,JEWS & ,SLAVS4 

,BYZANT9E ,EMP]OR ,H]ACLIUS C\NT]ATTACKS ) AN >MY ( ,KHAZ> ,TURKS4 ,! ,BYZANT9ES & !IR ,TURKI% TROOPS OV]RUN ! ,LEVANT2 !Y PLANT A ,TRUE ,CROSS 9 ,J]USALEM TO CELEBRATE !IR VICTORY OV] ! ,Z>A?U/RIANS1 ,JEWS & H]ETICS4 

,IF ! ,BYZANT9ES KN[ ?AT A MAN CALL$ ,MUHAMMAD & HIS FOLL[]S >E JU/ !N OCCUPY+ ,M$9A1 ?IS 9=MATION CANNOT BE V]Y IMPORTANT TO !M4 

,F\R YE>S LAT] ?IS ,MUHAMMAD'S FOLL[]S DEFEAT A ,BYZANT9E >MY 9 ! S\!RN ,LEVANT4 ,DUR+ ! NEXT SEV5 YE>S1 !SE ,>ABS :O >E P]FECTLY FAMILI> ) ,BYZANT9E TE*NOLOGY & MILIT>Y TACTICS OCCUPY ALL ( ! ,ROMAN PROV9CE ( ,SYRIA 9CLUD+ ,J]USALEM AS WELL AS ! PROV9CIAL CAPITAL ,CAESA]A1 ALL ( ,EGYPT 9CLUD+ ,GREEK ,ALEX&RIA &1 A G5]ATION A A HALF LAT]1 ALL ( ,NOR? ,AFRICA1 TAK5 SO REC5TLY FROM ! ,V&ALS AT SU* A GREAT CO/1 9CLUD+ ,BYZANT9E ,C>?AGE4 ,& :]EV] ! 9VAD]S GO1 !Y >E WELCOM$ AS LIB]ATORS BY ,BYZANTIUM'S OPPRESS$ PEASANTS & P]SECUT$ H]ETICS4 

,N[ ! ,ROMAN ,EMPIRE IS CONF9$ TO ,ANATOLIA & ! ,BALKANS4 ,MUHAMMAD'S FOLL[]S >E N[ ( 9T]E/ TO ALL ,BYZANTIUM1 :]EAS ,ROME'S =M] F>-FLUNG PROV9CES >E ( 9T]E/ ONLY ANTIQU>IANS4 

,! SUCCESSOR TO ! MON/] ?AT ONCE 5CAS$ A ?IRD ( ,EURASIA'S PEOPLES /ILL EXI/S1 BUT IT IS NO LONG] A VIABLE ,LEVIA?AN4 ,! CAPITAL1 PRET5D+ ?AT IT IS /ILL ! HEAD ( A WORLD-EMBRAC+ ,LEVIA?AN1 CONT9UES TO MA9TA9 AN IMP]IAL C\RT & ITS CORPS ( GU>DS1 A NOBILITY :OSE =M] F>-FLUNG ,LATIFUNDIA >E N[ AS DI/ANT AS ,ROME'S =M] PROV9CES1 PRIE/S 5\< TO %EPH] A CONT95T ( %EEP1 AS WELL AS ! IMP]IAL >MY4 

,! REMA9+ PEASANTS >E N[ VIRTUALLY EXPROPRIAT$4 ,! CONSEQU5CES >E OBVI\S4 ,BULG> PEASANTS ALIGN !MSELVES ) A LOCAL POT5TATE :O PROCLAIMS HIMSELF ,KHAN1 ,SLAVIC PEASANTS PROCLAIM !MSELVES 9DEP5D5T ( ! ,BYZANT9ES1 & AT LA/ ,ANATOLIAN PEASANTS WELCOME ,SELJUK ,TURKS AS DELIV]]S FROM AN OPPRESSION BEYOND HUMAN 5DURANCE4 

,!N ,FRANKI% & ,NORMAN KNI<TS >RIVE FROM ,ROME'S =M] WE/]N PROV9CES1 NOT AS ALLIES1 BUT AS SEEK]S ( SPOILS 9 :AT REMA9S ( ! ,EMPIRE4 

,& ! MO/ MIS]ABLE MOM5T COMES :5 ,V5ETIANS1 DESC5DANTS ( ! LA/ ,BYZANT9ES 9 ,ITALY1 DIV]T ! ,F\R? ,CRUSADE & MAKE ,BYZANTIUM ITSELF ! VICTIM ( ! GRE$Y FANATICISM ( ,WE/]N ,KNI<TS4 

,CON/ANT9E'S POLIS IS ALL ?AT'S LEFT ( ! ,ROMAN ,EMPIRE4 

,! FALL TOOK LONG1 SO LONG ?AT NONE REMEMB] :AT WAS SUPPOS$ TO FOLL[ ! FALL ( ! ,F\R? ,K+DOM4 ,CONSEQU5TLY NONE >E SURPRIS$ :5 ! ,TURKI% >MY ( A C]TA9 ,U?MAN MOVES ACROSS ,ANATOLIA 7A REGION CALL$ 0,ROME0 BY ! ,TURKS7 & TURNS ,CON/ANT9E'S POLIS 9TO ! CAPITAL ( A FIF? K+DOM4  
  

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,ALREADY BE=E ! ,TURKS EXT+UI% ! LA/ REMNANT1 IT BECOMES CLE> ?AT ! LIQUIDATION ( PAGANISM & H]ESY DID NO?+ TO >RE/ ! DECOMPOSITION ( ! ,EMPIRE1 & ALSO ?AT ! H]ESY-HUNTS FAIL$ TO EXT+UI% RESI/ANCE4 

,EI!R ?R\< CONTACT ) ,TURKS :O REMEMB]$ ,MANI1 OR ?R\< CONTACT ) ,P]SIANS :O REMEMB]$ ! GREAT UPRIS+ ( ! ,P]SIAN PEASANTRY AGA9/ ! ,SASSANID NOBILITY & ,Z>A?U/RIAN >I/OCRACY1 ,BYZANTIUM'S ,BULG> CONV]TS R$ISCOV] ! ,MANI*EAN H]ESY4 ,!Y CALL !MSELVES ,BOGOMILI1 0,GOD-LOV]S10 & !Y CONSID] ,BYZANTIUM'S ,*RI/IAN PRIE/S AG5TS ( ,AHRIMAN1 :OM !Y CALL ,SATAN4 ,!Y >E CONV9C$ ?AT IT IS ! OPPRESSION ( PEASANTS ?AT IS S9FUL1 NOT ! PEASANTS4 ,!Y SAY ! EVIL ONES >E NOT ! POOR & MIS]ABLE1 BUT ! L&LORDS & TAX COLLECTORS :O MAKE PEOPLE PORR & MIS]ABLE4 ,!Y URGE PEASANTS TO BRI<T5 !IR LIVES & ! WORLD BY )HOLD+ !IR CROPS & !IR S]VICES FROM ,SATAN'S AG5TS4 

,! ,BULG>S C>RY ! MESSAGE TO ,S]BS & ,BOSNIANS :O %>E IT ) ,ITALIAN RESID5TS & VISITORS ( ,DUBROVNIK4 ,! ,ITALIANS C>RY ANCI5T ,MANI'S VISION1 C\*$ 9 ! ,POPE'S LANGUAGE1 TO !IR ,LOMB>D1 ,NORMAN & ,FRANKI% NEI<BORS4  
  

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