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Episode 316 - Questions XVI
December 16, 2024·40 min·3 clips
Why didn't the Byzantines adopt Western heavy cavalry, despite repeatedly losing battles?
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A patient Q&A that traces why Byzantium kept narrowing its options.
This Questions episode keeps Byzantium in a steady, practical register. Wesley Livesey moves from a conference announcement into listener prompts about military adaptation, the place of Armenians in the imperial army, and the limits facing a state that had already taken repeated…
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