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1453: Revival of Byzantium

1453, a year that marked the end of an era With one city's fall, a shift from Medieval to Modern Constantinople, a name etched in time For a thousand years, stood strong and sublime Against foes that dreamed to take her down She persisted, unbroken, a true crown But tonight, everything changes Guns fired, women weep, men yell in ranges Praying to God for a savior's grace To rescue their city, to restore its place In history's twist, God answered their plea Sending a new emperor, the one they'd need Antonius, born of the seas To lead the Romans, a new destiny To reach another pinnacle of might And end the city's terrible plight 1453, a year that will forever divide Medieval and Modern, with a fallen city as the divide ------------------------------------------------------------------- AD1453, as the city of Constantinople prepares for its final fate, a pirate captain and crew sailed into the golden horn, history made an abrupt turn from this point onward.... Discord: https://discord.gg/fqm22ERK2C

SaberFate · History
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Passing Of Command

"Sequiturque patrem non passibus aequis »

"He follows his father, but not with equal steps."

- Virgil, Aeneid (29–19 BC), Book II, line 724

Resigned to his fate, the king, isolated and unsupported, picked up the quill. His hand trembled as he signed the treaty, effectively capitulating to the demands imposed upon him by the Roman empire. As he set down the quill, Markos swiftly collected the document, still wet with ink, and held it aloft, proclaiming victory to his subordinates. "The emperor's got his wish! The Despot has signed the treaty! Long live the emperor! Long live the empire!" His men echoed this triumph, their voices filling the room with cries of allegiance to their emperor.