let's talk about based Alexios
he had an awesome monobrow
and he removed turks
>>502712
Eh, Basil II was better.
>>502753
>byzantines
>not history's greatest turk enablers
>>502763
this
based Basil the Bulgar beater best Basileus
>>502782
that was the Venetians for 1204
>Alexius: Hey Pope can I borrow some soldiers to help me take back some land my predecessor lost to the Turkish infidel?
>Urban: I got you familia :^)
Why do greeks have so many fucking civil wars? Surrounded by enemies on all fronts? No real external allies? Collpasing empire that is somewhat recoverring? Let's have a succession crisis!
>>502840
Greeks gonna Greek
>hurrr there is a turkish army literally camped outside our walls
>we sure could use some help, instead let's riot when western europe offers aid in return for ending the great schism
Byzaboos need to fuck off and die
The Greeks deserved literally everything they got
>>502847
Mehmet pls
>>502857
>Mehmet
I'm Armenian
>>502865
Basil I pls
>>502847
Greeks have been greeking since early antiquity.
They became Macedonian subjects and then "Rhomaioi" because they couldn't get their shit together consistently. Competition made and then unmade them repeatedly.
>>502782
Thats Genoa
>>502847
>Hey western Europe can you help me fight off the Muslims before they invade Europe
>Sure thing
>Sack Constantinopole
>Hey Western Europe can you help me against the Muslims
>Convert to Catholicism or no
>Ok
>No help arrives
You Catholshits deserve what you're getting today, getting bred out by Muslims in your own country is justice.
>inb4 mad Greek
Im not Greek.
>>503074
>BYZANTINES DINDU NUFFIN WE WUZ GOOD BOYS
>massacre catholics
>refuse to pay debts
>ally with kebab
>expect to get a free pass
>>502787
Nice meme
