Thanks for the kind remarks! I'm not a published author.
There are a couple of things I should have looked up, but got lazy, and I'm so lazy now that I don't even want to look at it again to remember which things I should have looked up. ;^)
The Eastern Roman Empire -- I also prefer that correct name to "Byzantine" -- if you're into coins, Byzantine coins are generally high quality and (for their age and stuff) less scarce and reasonably priced. Or at least, they used to be. :^o
Meanwhile, try a search for "Badass of the week Basil the Bulgar Slayer", the language is salty, the events covered are a little gruesome, but it always makes me laugh. :^)
LOL! The 140 eyes story is legendary and one of my favorites from the Eastern Empire. What a horrendous thing to do! Epic.
So many amazing stories virtually unknown in the West.