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To: SunkenCiv
Ani’s decline began in AD 1064, when a large Seljuk army commanded by Alp Arslan (the second Sultan of the Seljuk Empire) captured the city after twenty-five days of siege and slaughtered many of its inhabitants.

Seven years later, in 1071, Alp Aslan would defeat the Romans at Manzikert, sending the Roman Empire into a downward spiral that would end with the fall of Constantinople in 1453.

13 posted on 03/31/2021 11:00:00 AM PDT by Fiji Hill
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To: Fiji Hill
...captured the city after twenty-five days of siege and slaughtered many of its inhabitants.

Just like what started on January 6, 2021 in Washington DC.

15 posted on 03/31/2021 11:09:47 AM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom (The Weak Never Started, The Cowards fail along the way, Only the Strong Survive)
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To: Fiji Hill

Zoe was a total disaster.


17 posted on 03/31/2021 11:28:33 AM PDT by SunkenCiv (Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
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To: Fiji Hill

His victory in Anatolia has been credited as being one of the major reasons for the rise of the Crusades.


18 posted on 03/31/2021 1:08:08 PM PDT by ColoCdn (Nihil, sine deo)
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