tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2503525750652233710.post290448949793846928..comments2024-03-28T07:04:04.726+00:00Comments on Balkan Wargamer: The Byzantine World WarBalkandavehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06316312376197661629noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2503525750652233710.post-40623305100126075162021-12-02T19:53:46.547+00:002021-12-02T19:53:46.547+00:00Thanks. It reminded me that John Carr's book o...Thanks. It reminded me that John Carr's book on the Komnene Dynasty has been gathering dust on my to read shelf!Balkandavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06316312376197661629noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2503525750652233710.post-67273558361867002812021-12-01T01:40:41.124+00:002021-12-01T01:40:41.124+00:00I really enjoyed the book and the podcast is great...I really enjoyed the book and the podcast is great too. Highly recommended for a fresh take on Romanus and the battle of Manzikert.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01015371678601743220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2503525750652233710.post-15441700835491487992020-08-25T21:07:58.044+01:002020-08-25T21:07:58.044+01:00Thanks. An interesting battle and, at least for me...Thanks. An interesting battle and, at least for me, a slightly different angle on it.Balkandavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06316312376197661629noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2503525750652233710.post-17335000078617527092020-08-25T21:06:48.999+01:002020-08-25T21:06:48.999+01:00Yes, very true. People forget the lengthy time per...Yes, very true. People forget the lengthy time period and probably focus too much on the failures of later years. Balkandavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06316312376197661629noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2503525750652233710.post-5493883878980948342020-08-24T12:06:03.698+01:002020-08-24T12:06:03.698+01:00That sounds interesting. Manzikert is definitely ...That sounds interesting. Manzikert is definitely one of history's great turning points. Cheers for the review.trevhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02075948487364771772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2503525750652233710.post-10666427659147993462020-08-19T13:13:28.159+01:002020-08-19T13:13:28.159+01:00Thanks Dave. Like you Byzantium fascinates me not ...Thanks Dave. Like you Byzantium fascinates me not least its apparent mutations over time even though it’s history as a Greek western looking location transcended Macedonian Greek world right through to 1453 by which time a massive amount of Western European history had happened and been forgotten . This longevity is unparalleled and makes Byzantium failures even more stark.Lorenzo Fourthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12319068571879536274noreply@blogger.com