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[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (2 children)

Interesting, but missing the Islamic empire that conquered all that Byzantine territory in the 600s. It stretched from Pakistan to Spain.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Then you'd have like double the colors on the map.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago (2 children)

That's a problem for the map maker.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Maybe we can also add the Macedonian Empire while we are at it

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Well this is the "yurop" community and they didn't control any part of modern day "Europe". No, Turkey isn't European. It's always been Asia Minor.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago

Uh, Macedonia? Greece?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago

And for me trying to understand the damn thing

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

The Sasanian Empire would be more contemporary.