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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

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Why Can't I Take a Break?

Little did Sultan Mehmed know that he was ensnared in a web of deceit spun by Antonius. Contrary to the assurances given, the Romans had not enjoyed a bountiful harvest. In fact, their granaries were far from capable of supporting the starving masses of the Turks. In a desperate bid to fulfil their lofty promises, the Romans depleted nearly half of their own grain reserves and then began covertly purchasing additional supplies from the Mamluks, Hungarians, and Moldovans. The strategy devised in Constantinople was audacious yet clear: the Roman Empire was to ensure the delivery of grains to the Zaganos Turks at prices even lower than those of local Turkish produce, ostensibly to rescue the populace of their eastern neighbour from the clutches of famine.