07-13-2004, 06:30 AM
"Being 11th-c., I would hardly call Manzikirt a Roman defeat.. "<br>
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Well as "Byzantine" is a modern label and the empire still considered itself Roman I'm quite happy to see it as a Roman defeat - East Roman if you wish <p></p><i></i>
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Well as "Byzantine" is a modern label and the empire still considered itself Roman I'm quite happy to see it as a Roman defeat - East Roman if you wish <p></p><i></i>