Revival of the Medieval Roman Empire - Byzantine Reconquista DOCUMENTARY

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Kings and Generals animated historical documentary series on the Roman, Byzantine and Medieval history continues with an episode on the Byzantine Reconquista - a period between the Early Muslim Expansions and the Rise of the Seljuks during which the Eastern Roman Empire managed to reconquer a number of regions under the rule of the Macedonian dynasty, as Nikephoros II Phokas, John I Tzimiskes and Basil II retook parts of the Balkans and the Middle East from the Slavs and the Arabs.

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Previous videos on the Crusades, Bulgaria, and the Byzantine Empire:
Battle of Manzikert 1071 -    • First Crusade: Battle of Manzikert 10...  
Battle of Kalavrye 1078 -    • First Crusade - Rise of Alexios Komne...  
Creation of the Seljuk Sultanate of Rum -    • First Crusade: Partition of the Selju...  
Pope Urban II's call for Crusade -    • How Pope Urban II Sparked the First C...  
Battle of Civetot 1096 -    • People's Crusade: Battle of Civetot -...  
Battle of Nicaea 1097 -    • Princes' Crusade Begins: Battle of Ni...  
Battle of Dorylaeum 1097 -    • Battle of Dorylaeum 1097 - First Crus...  
Siege of Antioch 1097-98 -    • Siege of Antioch 1097-98 - First Crus...  
Battle of Antioch 1098 -    • Biggest Battle of the First Crusade -...  
Civil War of the First Crusade -    • Civil War of the First Crusade - Medi...  
Rise of Bulgaria - Battle of Tryavna 1190 -    • Rise of Bulgaria - Events leading to ...  
Sack of Constantinople 1204 -    • Sack of Constantinople 1204 - Fourth ...  
Battle of Adrianople 1205 -    • Battle of Adrianople 1205 - Fourth Cr...  
Battle of Klokotnitsa 1230 -    • Battle of Klokotnitsa 1230 - Medieval...  
How the Romans Retook Constantinople - Pelagonia 1259:    • How the Romans Retook Constantinople ...  
What Was Lost in the Sack of Constantinople -    • What Was Lost in the Sack of Constant...  
Varangians - Elite Bodyguards of the Byzantine Emperors -    • Varangians - Elite Bodyguards of the ...  
Siege of Damascus 634 - Arab - Byzantine Wars -    • Siege of Damascus 634 - Arab - Byzant...  
Byzantine Empire Strikes Back - Battle of Nikiou 646 -    • Byzantine Empire Strikes Back - Battl...  
Siege of Constantinople 717-718 - Arab-Byzantine Wars -    • Siege of Constantinople 717-718 - Ara...  
Pliska 811 - Byzantine - Bulgarian Wars - Pliska 811 - Byzantine - Bulgarian Wars
Versinikia 813 - Byzantine - Bulgarian Wars -    • Versinikia 813 - Byzantine - Bulgaria...  
Third Crusade 1189-1192: From Hattin to Jaffa -    • Third Crusade 1189-1192: From Hattin ...  
Basil II - Reformer, Restorer, Bulgarslayer -    • Basil II - Reformer, Restorer, Bulgar...  
Creation of the Medieval Roman Army -    • Creation of the Medieval Roman Army  
Strategikon - Army Manual of the Eastern Roman Empire -    • Strategikon - Army Manual of the East...  
Elite and Levy Units of the Eastern Roman Army -    • Elite and Levy Units of the Eastern R...  
Medieval Battles -    • Early Muslim Expansion - Khalid, Yarm...  

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