In this armchair historian's opinion, Manzikert wasn't fatal. I think it was the fourth crusade that really doomed them.Originally Posted by alh_p
Re: What if Constantinople had never fallen to the Turks?
In this armchair historian's opinion, Manzikert wasn't fatal. I think it was the fourth crusade that really doomed them.I would agree that manzikert was the fulcrum around which power transfered from Byzantium to the Ottomans.
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