Defeat at the Gates: How Inexperience Crushed Byzantium’s Army in 986
Try to imagine: the sun beats down on the arid plains before Antioch, the air thick with dust and anticipation. The year is 986 AD. The Byzantine Empire, a titan of the East, stands poised for victory, its emperor Basil II, the Bulgar-Slayer, leading the charge. But this day would not bring glory; it would … Read more