It led to a backlash not only against the French and Italians, but the "west" in general. This outraged the Greek citizenry and was considered a betrayal of promises made in exchange for them joining the Allies during World War I. Here the Greek government discovered it and went public. Securing more of the eastern Aegean coastline and Thrace instead.Ī weaker Turkey is unable to force the Greeks out and the Treaty of Lausanne re-ends the war between the Ottoman Empire and western powers as well as defining the new borders of a reborn Byzantium and newborn Turkey.īyzantium instead of Greece because during the war Turkey reached secret agreements with the Italians and the French. The Greeks win an even more decisive victory at the Battle of Dorylaion in July and here choose not to advance on Ankara. This mod's "what if" occurs during the war between Greece and Turkey. Not Plato or Achilles or even Alexander, Constantine. Even the first prince to be born in Greece, of modern greece's royal family, was christened Constantine. Many greeks continued to think of themselves as roman well into the 20th century, as shown by songs like Romios Agapise Romia. If Greece had been a little more successful during their war with Turkey Constantine I could very well have fulfilled the prophecy of the Marble King, instead of ending the Megali Idea. And so much more.īyzantium came very close to being reborn in the 's. A city reaching a million souls guarded by walls whose remains impress. A christian empire with both a roman and greek lineage. I find Byzantium fascinating and mod worthy because it is unique. But what about HoI4? Well here is my effort to add them. Yes I know it would be more accurate to call them roman or romaioibut I still know and love them as the byz. Ever since finding Byzantiumpart of the Time Life Great Ages of Man series, in a small midwestern town library back in the late seventies, or maybe it was the early eighties, I have been a fan of the byz. However, the Greeks came remarkably close to winning and this mod presents what and might have looked like if they did. Greek ambitions clashed with Turk nationalism and the Greeks lost. The backstory to this mod is not what if they never fell. Whether you prefer to call them Eastern Romans, Byzantines, or even Romaion, their achievements still echo across the centuries.
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