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* ArcWords: The "Age of Miracles" quote functions as this. A [[SugarWiki/FunnyMoments somewhat bastardized version]] that replaces the word "miracles" with "dragons" ends up rising to prominence after the Emperor's Battle as a reference to the achievements of Dragos cel Mare, Vlad Dracul, Dragos Musat, and Vlad Drakos.
* AwesomeButImpractical: The huge bombards constructed by Thomas Laskaris during the War of the Five Emperors. The crowning example is the bombard "George," which throws five hundred pound cannonballs and ''isn't even the largest gun constructed.''
* AwesomeButImpractical: The huge bombards constructed by Thomas Laskaris during the War of the Five Emperors. The crowning example is the bombard "George," which throws five hundred pound cannonballs and ''isn't even the largest gun constructed.''
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* ArcWords: The "Age of Miracles" quote functions as this. A [[SugarWiki/FunnyMoments somewhat bastardized version]] version that replaces the word "miracles" with "dragons" ends up rising to prominence after the Emperor's Battle as a reference to the achievements of Dragos cel Mare, Vlad Dracul, Dragos Musat, and Vlad Drakos.
%% * AwesomeButImpractical: The huge bombards constructed by Thomas Laskaris during the War of the Five Emperors. The crowning example is the bombard "George," which throws five hundred pound cannonballs and ''isn't even the largest gun constructed.''
%% * AwesomeButImpractical: The huge bombards constructed by Thomas Laskaris during the War of the Five Emperors. The crowning example is the bombard "George," which throws five hundred pound cannonballs and ''isn't even the largest gun constructed.''
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* BigBadassBattleSequence: Cappadocian Caesarea. Manzikert. The Emperor's Battle. Any time the Romans call out multiple tagma, it's a safe bet that one of these is in the works.
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%% * BigBadassBattleSequence: Cappadocian Caesarea. Manzikert. The Emperor's Battle. Any time the Romans call out multiple tagma, it's a safe bet that one of these is in the works.
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* CoolShip: The ''purxiphoi'', which can best be described as a primitive battleship.
* CurbStompBattle: The battle of Ain Sijni, to the point where it is upheld as the pinnacle of military science ITTL.
** Dragos cel Mare's Italian campaigns were this as well. And his campaigns in support of Arles. Really, the man was such an increadible badass, most of his battles can be classified as these [[spoiler: except for his last]].
* CurbStompBattle: The battle of Ain Sijni, to the point where it is upheld as the pinnacle of military science ITTL.
** Dragos cel Mare's Italian campaigns were this as well. And his campaigns in support of Arles. Really, the man was such an increadible badass, most of his battles can be classified as these [[spoiler: except for his last]].
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%% * CoolShip: The ''purxiphoi'', which can best be described as a primitive battleship.
%% *CurbStompBattle: CurbStompBattle:
%% ** The battle of Ain Sijni, to the point where it is upheld as the pinnacle of military science ITTL.
%% ** Dragos cel Mare's Italian campaigns were this as well. And his campaigns in support of Arles. Really, the man was such an increadible badass, most of his battles can be classified as these [[spoiler: except for his last]].
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%% ** The battle of Ain Sijni, to the point where it is upheld as the pinnacle of military science ITTL.
%% ** Dragos cel Mare's Italian campaigns were this as well. And his campaigns in support of Arles. Really, the man was such an increadible badass, most of his battles can be classified as these [[spoiler: except for his last]].
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** [[spoiler: Averted once Andreas [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone comes to his senses]] in the middle of the battle, and orders a stop to the fighting. Many Venetians are killed nonetheless, and the surviving population is deported, allowing Andreas to just barely avoid crossing the MoralEventHorizon.]]
* DoubleStandardRapeFemaleOnMale: [[spoiler: Andreas]] does not put faith in this trope.
* [[KingIncognito Emperor Incognito]]: Andreas, after Leo's exile, to determine his sons' (and one grandson's) competence.
* EndOfAnAge: The death of [[spoiler: Alexios Palaeologus]], the last of the great generals who fought at Manzikert and during the War of the Five Emperors.
** The Fourth Crusade, which begins the narrative, also serves as a more violent example of this trope, shattering the concept of Byzantine invulnerability.
*** [[spoiler: The Black Day and the sack of Smyrna.]]
* FakingTheDead: [[spoiler:Andreas does this not only to reveal Rhomania's enemies (i.e., Hungary), but also to begin the Time of Troubles.]]
* FalseFlagOperation: How [[spoiler: Andreas arranges a war with Aragon-Sicily.]]
* FlashbackCut / FlashbackEcho: Half the scenes involving Andreas. He has a certain tendency towards hallucination.
* DoubleStandardRapeFemaleOnMale: [[spoiler: Andreas]] does not put faith in this trope.
* [[KingIncognito Emperor Incognito]]: Andreas, after Leo's exile, to determine his sons' (and one grandson's) competence.
* EndOfAnAge: The death of [[spoiler: Alexios Palaeologus]], the last of the great generals who fought at Manzikert and during the War of the Five Emperors.
** The Fourth Crusade, which begins the narrative, also serves as a more violent example of this trope, shattering the concept of Byzantine invulnerability.
*** [[spoiler: The Black Day and the sack of Smyrna.]]
* FakingTheDead: [[spoiler:Andreas does this not only to reveal Rhomania's enemies (i.e., Hungary), but also to begin the Time of Troubles.]]
* FalseFlagOperation: How [[spoiler: Andreas arranges a war with Aragon-Sicily.]]
* FlashbackCut / FlashbackEcho: Half the scenes involving Andreas. He has a certain tendency towards hallucination.
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%% * DoubleStandardRapeFemaleOnMale: [[spoiler: Andreas]] does not put faith in this trope.
* EndOfAnAge: The Fourth Crusade, which begins the narrative, also serves as a more violent example of this trope, shattering the concept of Byzantine invulnerability.
%% ** The death of [[spoiler: Alexios Palaeologus]], the last of the great generals who fought at Manzikert and during the War of the Five Emperors.
%% ** [[spoiler:Averted once Andreas [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone comes to his senses]] in the middle of the battle, and orders a stop to the fighting. Many Venetians are killed nonetheless, The Black Day and the surviving population is deported, allowing Andreas to just barely avoid crossing the MoralEventHorizon.sack of Smyrna.]]
* DoubleStandardRapeFemaleOnMale: [[spoiler: Andreas]] does not put faith in this trope.
* [[KingIncognito Emperor Incognito]]: Andreas, after Leo's exile, to determine his sons' (and one grandson's) competence.
* EndOfAnAge: The death of [[spoiler: Alexios Palaeologus]], the last of the great generals who fought at Manzikert and during the War of the Five Emperors.
** The Fourth Crusade, which begins the narrative, also serves as a more violent example of this trope, shattering the concept of Byzantine invulnerability.
*** [[spoiler: The Black Day and the sack of Smyrna.]]
%% * FakingTheDead: [[spoiler:Andreas does this not only to reveal Rhomania's enemies (i.e., Hungary), but also to begin the Time of Troubles.]]
%% * FalseFlagOperation: How [[spoiler: Andreas arranges a war with Aragon-Sicily.]]
%% *FlashbackCut / FlashbackCut: Half the scenes involving Andreas. He has a certain tendency towards hallucination.
%% * FlashbackEcho: Half the scenes involving Andreas. He has a certain tendency towards hallucination.
* EndOfAnAge: The Fourth Crusade, which begins the narrative, also serves as a more violent example of this trope, shattering the concept of Byzantine invulnerability.
%% ** The death of [[spoiler: Alexios Palaeologus]], the last of the great generals who fought at Manzikert and during the War of the Five Emperors.
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* [[KingIncognito Emperor Incognito]]: Andreas, after Leo's exile, to determine his sons' (and one grandson's) competence.
* EndOfAnAge: The death of [[spoiler: Alexios Palaeologus]], the last of the great generals who fought at Manzikert and during the War of the Five Emperors.
** The Fourth Crusade, which begins the narrative, also serves as a more violent example of this trope, shattering the concept of Byzantine invulnerability.
*** [[spoiler: The Black Day and the sack of Smyrna.]]
%% * FalseFlagOperation: How [[spoiler: Andreas arranges a war with Aragon-Sicily.]]
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%% * FlashbackEcho: Half the scenes involving Andreas. He has a certain tendency towards hallucination.
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* LaserGuidedKarma: The Byzantines eventually repay the Fourth Crusade by invading and sacking its primary instigators, Venice.
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%% * KingIncognito: Andreas, after Leo's exile, to determine his sons' (and one grandson's) competence.
%% * LaserGuidedKarma: The Byzantines eventually repay the Fourth Crusade by invading and sacking its primary instigators, Venice.
%% * LaserGuidedKarma: The Byzantines eventually repay the Fourth Crusade by invading and sacking its primary instigators, Venice.
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* MurderTheHypotenuse: [[spoiler: Kristina kills Maria.]]
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Andreas revels in this trope. Combined with PTSD from [[spoiler: The Black Day]], the resulting demons torment him for most of his life.
* ObfuscatingStupidity: [[spoiler: Theodoros Komnenos]] is assumed to be a fool by most, even his own father Andreas.
* PerfectlyArrangedMarriage: Averted with Andreas/Maria. Threats of violence, attempted murder, and ultimately the best it gets is a shallow sex-based relationship. Although they stop threatening to kill each other.
* RapeAsDrama: What happened to [[spoiler: Princess Zoe]], and the reason why [[spoiler: she and Andreas]] have frequent flashbacks.
** [[spoiler: Leo]] also does this to [[spoiler: his brother's wife.]] He gets exiled to Arles.
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Andreas revels in this trope. Combined with PTSD from [[spoiler: The Black Day]], the resulting demons torment him for most of his life.
* ObfuscatingStupidity: [[spoiler: Theodoros Komnenos]] is assumed to be a fool by most, even his own father Andreas.
* PerfectlyArrangedMarriage: Averted with Andreas/Maria. Threats of violence, attempted murder, and ultimately the best it gets is a shallow sex-based relationship. Although they stop threatening to kill each other.
* RapeAsDrama: What happened to [[spoiler: Princess Zoe]], and the reason why [[spoiler: she and Andreas]] have frequent flashbacks.
** [[spoiler: Leo]] also does this to [[spoiler: his brother's wife.]] He gets exiled to Arles.
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%% * MurderTheHypotenuse: [[spoiler: Kristina kills Maria.]]
%% * MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Andreas revels in this trope. Combined with PTSD from [[spoiler: The Black Day]], the resulting demons torment him for most of his life.
%% * ObfuscatingStupidity: [[spoiler: Theodoros Komnenos]] is assumed to be a fool by most, even his own father Andreas.
%% *PerfectlyArrangedMarriage: Averted with Andreas/Maria. Threats of violence, attempted murder, and ultimately the best it gets is a shallow sex-based relationship. Although they stop threatening to kill each other.
* RapeAsDrama:RapeAsDrama:
%% ** What happened to [[spoiler: Princess Zoe]], and the reason why [[spoiler: she and Andreas]] have frequent flashbacks.
%% ** [[spoiler: Leo]] also does this to [[spoiler: his brother's wife.]] He gets exiled to Arles.
%% * MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Andreas revels in this trope. Combined with PTSD from [[spoiler: The Black Day]], the resulting demons torment him for most of his life.
%% * ObfuscatingStupidity: [[spoiler: Theodoros Komnenos]] is assumed to be a fool by most, even his own father Andreas.
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* RapeAsDrama:
%% ** What happened to [[spoiler: Princess Zoe]], and the reason why [[spoiler: she and Andreas]] have frequent flashbacks.
%% ** [[spoiler: Leo]] also does this to [[spoiler: his brother's wife.]] He gets exiled to Arles.
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* RunningGag: Andreas Komnenos and his amazing virility.
* ScarpiaUltimatum: Vlad making Andreas marry his daughter to gain his support against Anastasia.
* ShockingDefeatLegacy: [[spoiler: Cappadocian Caesarea. Also, the sack of Smyrna.]]
* SpotlightStealingSquad: Andreas manages to become one of these all on his own.
* ScarpiaUltimatum: Vlad making Andreas marry his daughter to gain his support against Anastasia.
* ShockingDefeatLegacy: [[spoiler: Cappadocian Caesarea. Also, the sack of Smyrna.]]
* SpotlightStealingSquad: Andreas manages to become one of these all on his own.
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%% * RunningGag: Andreas Komnenos and his amazing virility.
%% * ScarpiaUltimatum: Vlad making Andreas marry his daughter to gain his support against Anastasia.
%% * ShockingDefeatLegacy: [[spoiler: Cappadocian Caesarea. Also, the sack of Smyrna.]]
%% * SpotlightStealingSquad: Andreas manages to become one of these all on his own.
%% * ScarpiaUltimatum: Vlad making Andreas marry his daughter to gain his support against Anastasia.
%% * ShockingDefeatLegacy: [[spoiler: Cappadocian Caesarea. Also, the sack of Smyrna.]]
%% * SpotlightStealingSquad: Andreas manages to become one of these all on his own.
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* VestigialEmpire: Not anymore.
* WhamLine: "I will be a Timur to the state of [[spoiler: Venice]]."
* WhamLine: "I will be a Timur to the state of [[spoiler: Venice]]."
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%% * VestigialEmpire: Not anymore.
%% * WhamLine: "I will be a Timur to the state of [[spoiler: Venice]]."
%% * WhamLine: "I will be a Timur to the state of [[spoiler: Venice]]."
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* YoungConqueror: Andreas, the "Little Megas."
* YourHeadASplode: Happens to King Francis I of France (no not the OTL one) courtesy of an English cannonball.
* YourHeadASplode: Happens to King Francis I of France (no not the OTL one) courtesy of an English cannonball.
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%% * YoungConqueror: Andreas, the "Little Megas."
%% * YourHeadASplode: Happens to King Francis I of France (no not the OTL one) courtesy of an English cannonball.
%% * YourHeadASplode: Happens to King Francis I of France (no not the OTL one) courtesy of an English cannonball.
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* LaserGuidedKarma: The Byzantines eventually repay the Fourth Crusade by invading and sacking its primary instigators, Venice.
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* BadassGrandpa: Most of the named characters are members of the royalty or the nobility and thus have access to top-notch medical care (for the time). Alexios Palaiologos is noted for his longevity, having played a role in the War of the Five Emperors, the [[spoiler: succession crisis following Theodoros IV's death]], and pretty much everything in between (although Andreas comes very close).
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* YourHeadASplode: Happens to King Francis I of France (no not the OTL one) courtesy of an English cannonball.
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** Dragos cel Mare's Italian campaigns were this as well. And his campaigns in support of Arles. Really, the man was such an increadible BadAss, most of his battles can be classified as these [[spoiler: except for his last]].
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** Dragos cel Mare's Italian campaigns were this as well. And his campaigns in support of Arles. Really, the man was such an increadible BadAss, badass, most of his battles can be classified as these [[spoiler: except for his last]].
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''An Age of Miracles: The Revival of Rhomaion'' is an AlternateHistory series being published at Website/AlternateHistoryDotCom. The main point of divergence is the birth of a healthy young [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theodore_II_Laskaris Theodoros II Laskaris]], who does not inherit epilepsy from his father; as a result, he is able to quickly reunite the successor states to the ByzantineEmpire in the aftermath of the chaos caused by the [[UsefulNotes/TheCrusades Fourth Crusade]]. There is at least one other known point of divergence, in the form of difficulties encountered by Charles of Anjou in the conquest of Italy.
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''An Age of Miracles: The Revival of Rhomaion'' is an AlternateHistory series being published at Website/AlternateHistoryDotCom. The main point of divergence is the birth of a healthy young [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theodore_II_Laskaris Theodoros II Laskaris]], who does not inherit epilepsy from his father; as a result, he is able to quickly reunite the successor states to the ByzantineEmpire UsefulNotes/ByzantineEmpire in the aftermath of the chaos caused by the [[UsefulNotes/TheCrusades Fourth Crusade]]. There is at least one other known point of divergence, in the form of difficulties encountered by Charles of Anjou in the conquest of Italy.
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* BigBad: The Timurid Empire is the distaff counterpart of the ByzantineEmpire, and has on multiple occasions attempted an invasion. Venice can also lay claim to this position as a result of its actions during the Fourth Crusade, the War of the Five Emperors, and [[spoiler: the Black Day.]]
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* BigBad: The Timurid Empire is the distaff counterpart of the ByzantineEmpire, UsefulNotes/ByzantineEmpire, and has on multiple occasions attempted an invasion. Venice can also lay claim to this position as a result of its actions during the Fourth Crusade, the War of the Five Emperors, and [[spoiler: the Black Day.]]
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* GoldenAge: Under Demetrios Megas, the ByzantineEmpire is restored to levels of power not seen since Justinian.
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* GoldenAge: Under Demetrios Megas, the ByzantineEmpire UsefulNotes/ByzantineEmpire is restored to levels of power not seen since Justinian.
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* ArcWords: The "Age of Miracles" quote functions as this. A [[FunnyMoments somewhat bastardized version]] that replaces the word "miracles" with "dragons" ends up rising to prominence after the Emperor's Battle as a reference to the achievements of Dragos cel Mare, Vlad Dracul, Dragos Musat, and Vlad Drakos.
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* ArcWords: The "Age of Miracles" quote functions as this. A [[FunnyMoments [[SugarWiki/FunnyMoments somewhat bastardized version]] that replaces the word "miracles" with "dragons" ends up rising to prominence after the Emperor's Battle as a reference to the achievements of Dragos cel Mare, Vlad Dracul, Dragos Musat, and Vlad Drakos.
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''An Age of Miracles: The Revival of Rhomaion'' is an AlternateHistory series being published at AlternateHistoryDotCom. The main point of divergence is the birth of a healthy young [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theodore_II_Laskaris Theodoros II Laskaris]], who does not inherit epilepsy from his father; as a result, he is able to quickly reunite the successor states to the ByzantineEmpire in the aftermath of the chaos caused by the [[UsefulNotes/TheCrusades Fourth Crusade]]. There is at least one other known point of divergence, in the form of difficulties encountered by Charles of Anjou in the conquest of Italy.
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''An Age of Miracles: The Revival of Rhomaion'' is an AlternateHistory series being published at AlternateHistoryDotCom.Website/AlternateHistoryDotCom. The main point of divergence is the birth of a healthy young [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theodore_II_Laskaris Theodoros II Laskaris]], who does not inherit epilepsy from his father; as a result, he is able to quickly reunite the successor states to the ByzantineEmpire in the aftermath of the chaos caused by the [[UsefulNotes/TheCrusades Fourth Crusade]]. There is at least one other known point of divergence, in the form of difficulties encountered by Charles of Anjou in the conquest of Italy.
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''An Age of Miracles: The Revival of Rhomaion'' is an AlternateHistory series being published at AlternateHistoryDotCom. The main point of divergence is the birth of a healthy young [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theodore_II_Laskaris Theodoros II Laskaris]], who does not inherit epilepsy from his father; as a result, he is able to quickly reunite the successor states to the ByzantineEmpire in the aftermath of the chaos caused by the [[TheCrusades Fourth Crusade]]. There is at least one other known point of divergence, in the form of difficulties encountered by Charles of Anjou in the conquest of Italy.
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''An Age of Miracles: The Revival of Rhomaion'' is an AlternateHistory series being published at AlternateHistoryDotCom. The main point of divergence is the birth of a healthy young [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theodore_II_Laskaris Theodoros II Laskaris]], who does not inherit epilepsy from his father; as a result, he is able to quickly reunite the successor states to the ByzantineEmpire in the aftermath of the chaos caused by the [[TheCrusades [[UsefulNotes/TheCrusades Fourth Crusade]]. There is at least one other known point of divergence, in the form of difficulties encountered by Charles of Anjou in the conquest of Italy.
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* TheCrusades: The ByzantineEmpire is ravaged by the Fourth Crusade, but recovers faster than OTL because of the point of divergence.
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* CoolShip: The ''purxiphoi'', which can best be described as a primitive battleship.
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* NamesTheSame: Several characters in the timeline share names with historical figures but are either not the same person or are significantly changed by far-reaching butterflies.
** Timur, born later and who lived ten years longer than the figure known today by that name (and who gained his lameness much later in life from a war injury).
** Shah Rukh, the grandson rather than the son of Timur.
** According to WordOfGod, Catherine The Great will end up being ''Swedish''.
** Lots of people get named after Emperors, which aids [[spoiler: Andreas when he decides to go KingIncognito for awhile. He doesn't bother to change his name, and [[RefugeInAudacity gets away with it]].]]
** Timur, born later and who lived ten years longer than the figure known today by that name (and who gained his lameness much later in life from a war injury).
** Shah Rukh, the grandson rather than the son of Timur.
** According to WordOfGod, Catherine The Great will end up being ''Swedish''.
** Lots of people get named after Emperors, which aids [[spoiler: Andreas when he decides to go KingIncognito for awhile. He doesn't bother to change his name, and [[RefugeInAudacity gets away with it]].]]
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->''“Blessed are we above all men, for we live in [[TitleDrop an age of miracles]].”''
-->--'''John XII Cosmas, Patriarch of Constantinople, August 29, 1300.'''
-->--'''John XII Cosmas, Patriarch of Constantinople, August 29, 1300.'''
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-->-- '''John XII Cosmas, Patriarch of Constantinople, August 29, 1300.'''
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->''“Blessed are we above all men, for we live in [[TitleDrop an age of miracles]].”''
-->--'''John XII Cosmas, Patriarch of Constantinople, August 29, 1300.'''
''An Age of Miracles: The Revival of Rhomaion'' is an AlternateHistory series being published at AlternateHistoryDotCom. The main point of divergence is the birth of a healthy young [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theodore_II_Laskaris Theodoros II Laskaris]], who does not inherit epilepsy from his father; as a result, he is able to quickly reunite the successor states to the ByzantineEmpire in the aftermath of the chaos caused by the [[TheCrusades Fourth Crusade]]. There is at least one other known point of divergence, in the form of difficulties encountered by Charles of Anjou in the conquest of Italy.
The thread where the series is written and discussed can be found [[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=217912 here]]. Edited and finalized sections of the narrative are published [[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=227279 here]].
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!! This work provides examples of:
* ArcWords: The "Age of Miracles" quote functions as this. A [[FunnyMoments somewhat bastardized version]] that replaces the word "miracles" with "dragons" ends up rising to prominence after the Emperor's Battle as a reference to the achievements of Dragos cel Mare, Vlad Dracul, Dragos Musat, and Vlad Drakos.
* AwesomeButImpractical: The huge bombards constructed by Thomas Laskaris during the War of the Five Emperors. The crowning example is the bombard "George," which throws five hundred pound cannonballs and ''isn't even the largest gun constructed.''
* BadassGrandpa: Most of the named characters are members of the royalty or the nobility and thus have access to top-notch medical care (for the time). Alexios Palaiologos is noted for his longevity, having played a role in the War of the Five Emperors, the [[spoiler: succession crisis following Theodoros IV's death]], and pretty much everything in between (although Andreas comes very close).
* BigBad: The Timurid Empire is the distaff counterpart of the ByzantineEmpire, and has on multiple occasions attempted an invasion. Venice can also lay claim to this position as a result of its actions during the Fourth Crusade, the War of the Five Emperors, and [[spoiler: the Black Day.]]
* BigBadassBattleSequence: Cappadocian Caesarea. Manzikert. The Emperor's Battle. Any time the Romans call out multiple tagma, it's a safe bet that one of these is in the works.
* ColdBloodedTorture: Subverted by Kristina and her spy network/secret police. Suspects are suspended from the ceiling of a room and left alone while horrendous screams echo through the dungeons. They invariably confess. [[spoiler: Obviously, the screams were from actors paid to do so, allowing confessions to be obtained through minimal bloodshed.]]
* TheCrusades: The ByzantineEmpire is ravaged by the Fourth Crusade, but recovers faster than OTL because of the point of divergence.
* CurbStompBattle: The battle of Ain Sijni, to the point where it is upheld as the pinnacle of military science ITTL.
** Dragos cel Mare's Italian campaigns were this as well. And his campaigns in support of Arles. Really, the man was such an increadible BadAss, most of his battles can be classified as these [[spoiler: except for his last]].
* DisproportionateRetribution: Andreas harbored a grudge against the city of Venice as a result of [[spoiler: the Black Day]]. He draws up plans for [[spoiler: the complete extermination of the Venetian population, with the exception of the Jews, Croats, and Mamelukes in the city. He and Zoe are rather disappointed when they realize that killing that many is impractical, and end up allowing some of the children to be spared.]]
** [[spoiler: Averted once Andreas [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone comes to his senses]] in the middle of the battle, and orders a stop to the fighting. Many Venetians are killed nonetheless, and the surviving population is deported, allowing Andreas to just barely avoid crossing the MoralEventHorizon.]]
* DoubleStandardRapeFemaleOnMale: [[spoiler: Andreas]] does not put faith in this trope.
* [[KingIncognito Emperor Incognito]]: Andreas, after Leo's exile, to determine his sons' (and one grandson's) competence.
* EndOfAnAge: The death of [[spoiler: Alexios Palaeologus]], the last of the great generals who fought at Manzikert and during the War of the Five Emperors.
** The Fourth Crusade, which begins the narrative, also serves as a more violent example of this trope, shattering the concept of Byzantine invulnerability.
*** [[spoiler: The Black Day and the sack of Smyrna.]]
* FakingTheDead: [[spoiler:Andreas does this not only to reveal Rhomania's enemies (i.e., Hungary), but also to begin the Time of Troubles.]]
* FalseFlagOperation: How [[spoiler: Andreas arranges a war with Aragon-Sicily.]]
* FlashbackCut / FlashbackEcho: Half the scenes involving Andreas. He has a certain tendency towards hallucination.
* GoldenAge: Under Demetrios Megas, the ByzantineEmpire is restored to levels of power not seen since Justinian.
* MeleeATrois: The War of the Five Emperors eventually boils down to this: Thomas Laskaris, Demetrios Komnenos, and Manuel Doukas. [[spoiler: Manuel and Demetrios come to an agreement by which the two are appointed co-emperors, Demetrios as the senior emperor, in order to quickly take out Thomas and respond to the threat of a returning Timurid invasion.]]
* MurderTheHypotenuse: [[spoiler: Kristina kills Maria.]]
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Andreas revels in this trope. Combined with PTSD from [[spoiler: The Black Day]], the resulting demons torment him for most of his life.
* NamesTheSame: Several characters in the timeline share names with historical figures but are either not the same person or are significantly changed by far-reaching butterflies.
** Timur, born later and who lived ten years longer than the figure known today by that name (and who gained his lameness much later in life from a war injury).
** Shah Rukh, the grandson rather than the son of Timur.
** According to WordOfGod, Catherine The Great will end up being ''Swedish''.
** Lots of people get named after Emperors, which aids [[spoiler: Andreas when he decides to go KingIncognito for awhile. He doesn't bother to change his name, and [[RefugeInAudacity gets away with it]].]]
* ObfuscatingStupidity: [[spoiler: Theodoros Komnenos]] is assumed to be a fool by most, even his own father Andreas.
* PerfectlyArrangedMarriage: Averted with Andreas/Maria. Threats of violence, attempted murder, and ultimately the best it gets is a shallow sex-based relationship. Although they stop threatening to kill each other.
* RapeAsDrama: What happened to [[spoiler: Princess Zoe]], and the reason why [[spoiler: she and Andreas]] have frequent flashbacks.
** [[spoiler: Leo]] also does this to [[spoiler: his brother's wife.]] He gets exiled to Arles.
* RedBaron: Andreas Niketas, known variously as the "Little Megas," "the Vanquisher of all Rhomania’s Foes”, “the Scourge of the Latins”, “the Undefeated”, or “the Shatterer of Armies.”
* RedemptionEqualsDeath: [[spoiler: Leo]] dies heroically in battle attempting to redeem himself and his many sins.
* RunningGag: Andreas Komnenos and his amazing virility.
* ScarpiaUltimatum: Vlad making Andreas marry his daughter to gain his support against Anastasia.
* ShockingDefeatLegacy: [[spoiler: Cappadocian Caesarea. Also, the sack of Smyrna.]]
* SpotlightStealingSquad: Andreas manages to become one of these all on his own.
* ThatOldTimePrescription: The medicinal use of willow bark is pioneered by George Doukas, who discovers that it's effective at treating headaches.
* VestigialEmpire: Not anymore.
* WhamLine: "I will be a Timur to the state of [[spoiler: Venice]]."
* WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds: Andreas after his ascension to the throne. Having [[spoiler: your mother raped and murdered in front of you can really mess you up.]]
* YoungConqueror: Andreas, the "Little Megas."
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[[caption-width-right:300:A modern rendition of The Dragon and his Knights by Gottfried Liss, painted in 1499.]]
->''“Blessed are we above all men, for we live in [[TitleDrop an age of miracles]].”''
-->--'''John XII Cosmas, Patriarch of Constantinople, August 29, 1300.'''
''An Age of Miracles: The Revival of Rhomaion'' is an AlternateHistory series being published at AlternateHistoryDotCom. The main point of divergence is the birth of a healthy young [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theodore_II_Laskaris Theodoros II Laskaris]], who does not inherit epilepsy from his father; as a result, he is able to quickly reunite the successor states to the ByzantineEmpire in the aftermath of the chaos caused by the [[TheCrusades Fourth Crusade]]. There is at least one other known point of divergence, in the form of difficulties encountered by Charles of Anjou in the conquest of Italy.
The thread where the series is written and discussed can be found [[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=217912 here]]. Edited and finalized sections of the narrative are published [[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=227279 here]].
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!! This work provides examples of:
* ArcWords: The "Age of Miracles" quote functions as this. A [[FunnyMoments somewhat bastardized version]] that replaces the word "miracles" with "dragons" ends up rising to prominence after the Emperor's Battle as a reference to the achievements of Dragos cel Mare, Vlad Dracul, Dragos Musat, and Vlad Drakos.
* AwesomeButImpractical: The huge bombards constructed by Thomas Laskaris during the War of the Five Emperors. The crowning example is the bombard "George," which throws five hundred pound cannonballs and ''isn't even the largest gun constructed.''
* BadassGrandpa: Most of the named characters are members of the royalty or the nobility and thus have access to top-notch medical care (for the time). Alexios Palaiologos is noted for his longevity, having played a role in the War of the Five Emperors, the [[spoiler: succession crisis following Theodoros IV's death]], and pretty much everything in between (although Andreas comes very close).
* BigBad: The Timurid Empire is the distaff counterpart of the ByzantineEmpire, and has on multiple occasions attempted an invasion. Venice can also lay claim to this position as a result of its actions during the Fourth Crusade, the War of the Five Emperors, and [[spoiler: the Black Day.]]
* BigBadassBattleSequence: Cappadocian Caesarea. Manzikert. The Emperor's Battle. Any time the Romans call out multiple tagma, it's a safe bet that one of these is in the works.
* ColdBloodedTorture: Subverted by Kristina and her spy network/secret police. Suspects are suspended from the ceiling of a room and left alone while horrendous screams echo through the dungeons. They invariably confess. [[spoiler: Obviously, the screams were from actors paid to do so, allowing confessions to be obtained through minimal bloodshed.]]
* TheCrusades: The ByzantineEmpire is ravaged by the Fourth Crusade, but recovers faster than OTL because of the point of divergence.
* CurbStompBattle: The battle of Ain Sijni, to the point where it is upheld as the pinnacle of military science ITTL.
** Dragos cel Mare's Italian campaigns were this as well. And his campaigns in support of Arles. Really, the man was such an increadible BadAss, most of his battles can be classified as these [[spoiler: except for his last]].
* DisproportionateRetribution: Andreas harbored a grudge against the city of Venice as a result of [[spoiler: the Black Day]]. He draws up plans for [[spoiler: the complete extermination of the Venetian population, with the exception of the Jews, Croats, and Mamelukes in the city. He and Zoe are rather disappointed when they realize that killing that many is impractical, and end up allowing some of the children to be spared.]]
** [[spoiler: Averted once Andreas [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone comes to his senses]] in the middle of the battle, and orders a stop to the fighting. Many Venetians are killed nonetheless, and the surviving population is deported, allowing Andreas to just barely avoid crossing the MoralEventHorizon.]]
* DoubleStandardRapeFemaleOnMale: [[spoiler: Andreas]] does not put faith in this trope.
* [[KingIncognito Emperor Incognito]]: Andreas, after Leo's exile, to determine his sons' (and one grandson's) competence.
* EndOfAnAge: The death of [[spoiler: Alexios Palaeologus]], the last of the great generals who fought at Manzikert and during the War of the Five Emperors.
** The Fourth Crusade, which begins the narrative, also serves as a more violent example of this trope, shattering the concept of Byzantine invulnerability.
*** [[spoiler: The Black Day and the sack of Smyrna.]]
* FakingTheDead: [[spoiler:Andreas does this not only to reveal Rhomania's enemies (i.e., Hungary), but also to begin the Time of Troubles.]]
* FalseFlagOperation: How [[spoiler: Andreas arranges a war with Aragon-Sicily.]]
* FlashbackCut / FlashbackEcho: Half the scenes involving Andreas. He has a certain tendency towards hallucination.
* GoldenAge: Under Demetrios Megas, the ByzantineEmpire is restored to levels of power not seen since Justinian.
* MeleeATrois: The War of the Five Emperors eventually boils down to this: Thomas Laskaris, Demetrios Komnenos, and Manuel Doukas. [[spoiler: Manuel and Demetrios come to an agreement by which the two are appointed co-emperors, Demetrios as the senior emperor, in order to quickly take out Thomas and respond to the threat of a returning Timurid invasion.]]
* MurderTheHypotenuse: [[spoiler: Kristina kills Maria.]]
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Andreas revels in this trope. Combined with PTSD from [[spoiler: The Black Day]], the resulting demons torment him for most of his life.
* NamesTheSame: Several characters in the timeline share names with historical figures but are either not the same person or are significantly changed by far-reaching butterflies.
** Timur, born later and who lived ten years longer than the figure known today by that name (and who gained his lameness much later in life from a war injury).
** Shah Rukh, the grandson rather than the son of Timur.
** According to WordOfGod, Catherine The Great will end up being ''Swedish''.
** Lots of people get named after Emperors, which aids [[spoiler: Andreas when he decides to go KingIncognito for awhile. He doesn't bother to change his name, and [[RefugeInAudacity gets away with it]].]]
* ObfuscatingStupidity: [[spoiler: Theodoros Komnenos]] is assumed to be a fool by most, even his own father Andreas.
* PerfectlyArrangedMarriage: Averted with Andreas/Maria. Threats of violence, attempted murder, and ultimately the best it gets is a shallow sex-based relationship. Although they stop threatening to kill each other.
* RapeAsDrama: What happened to [[spoiler: Princess Zoe]], and the reason why [[spoiler: she and Andreas]] have frequent flashbacks.
** [[spoiler: Leo]] also does this to [[spoiler: his brother's wife.]] He gets exiled to Arles.
* RedBaron: Andreas Niketas, known variously as the "Little Megas," "the Vanquisher of all Rhomania’s Foes”, “the Scourge of the Latins”, “the Undefeated”, or “the Shatterer of Armies.”
* RedemptionEqualsDeath: [[spoiler: Leo]] dies heroically in battle attempting to redeem himself and his many sins.
* RunningGag: Andreas Komnenos and his amazing virility.
* ScarpiaUltimatum: Vlad making Andreas marry his daughter to gain his support against Anastasia.
* ShockingDefeatLegacy: [[spoiler: Cappadocian Caesarea. Also, the sack of Smyrna.]]
* SpotlightStealingSquad: Andreas manages to become one of these all on his own.
* ThatOldTimePrescription: The medicinal use of willow bark is pioneered by George Doukas, who discovers that it's effective at treating headaches.
* VestigialEmpire: Not anymore.
* WhamLine: "I will be a Timur to the state of [[spoiler: Venice]]."
* WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds: Andreas after his ascension to the throne. Having [[spoiler: your mother raped and murdered in front of you can really mess you up.]]
* YoungConqueror: Andreas, the "Little Megas."
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