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Byzantium in the Near East, 590-1460

Flash animation showing the border changes of the Eastern Roman/Byzantine Empire in the Near East (Turkey+Levant) from 590-1460. Changes outside of the Near East (i.e. in Balkans, North Africa) not shown. The video treats the Nicaean Empire, rather than the Latin Empire or the Trebizondian Empire, as the true successor of the Byzantine Empire from the period 1204-1261. The timescale is four years per second. Frame rate is 24 frames per second. Notable locations and towns for the decade appear on the map and change color according to their political allegiance: Purple = Byzantine Empire Gray = Sassanid Empire Green = Arab/Muslim Entities Deep Red = Other Orthodox Entities Red = Turkish Entities Blue = Frankish Entities Orange = Mongol Entities City names will change temporarily to their Turkish equivalents if conquered by the Turks, and permanently if the Byzantines do not reclaim the land at a later date. For battles, names in italics denote a loss, while standard names denote a victory. The green or red borders occasionally appearing within the Byzantine Empire (during the period 700-1100) denote large-scale raids, aiming for plunder and slaves rather than for wholesale occupation. It is important to note that these are only the largest-scale raids, and that raiding on the Byzantine-Muslim frontier was a yearly, even seasonal affair. The faded lettering in the background represent important co-existing political states. The size and lettering denote their relative importance in the region. Music is "Legacy of Rome" by Andreas Waldetoft. It is part of a DLC-pack of songs for the strategy game, Crusader Kings II, called "Songs of Byzantium" (2012). Research was done through Wikipedia. Borders can only be approximate.