Eh, who cares. We still have Constantinople for another thousand years.

Emperor of Constantinople

• Re-assert authority over lost territory. BELISARIUS = Greatest. General. Ever.

The Vandal Wars (533)

• Believe Jesus has less authority than God. Arian! (Heretic)
• Vandal conquest of Africa (429-442)

-Quick conquest of Vandal, HUGE influx of ka-ching!

-If we can retake Africa…then what else?

The Gothic Wars (535-553)

• Theodoric as King in Italy (489-493)
• War drags on for 20+ years.
• Romans sack, pillage, loot.
• Barbarians sack, pillage, loot.

-LOL this sends Italy to the stone age! Dark Ages for the win!

The Persian Wars (537-532; 540-545, and 549-561 or “Why won’t these guys stay dead?”)

• Sassanian Persia (c. 224-641)

-Cataphract. Fucker horse units for Persia! Also star in Civilization games.

• May have payed off the Persians to get them to go away….a few times.
• Client Kingdoms

-Iberia, as buffer state. If they get invaded immobilize! Lazica too.

-Persian wars continue until 641 AD happens and Persia goes bye.

Justinian: Model Roman Emperor

1. Fought Wars
2. Corpus Iuris Civilis (Made Laws)
3. Get involved with Religion. And all of its disputes.
4. Last to govern in Latin. After him it is all Greek.