Manzikert Aftermath: How One Defeat Shattered an Empire

Описание: Manzikert Aftermath: How One Defeat Shattered an Empire
The Battle of Manzikert 1071 shattered Byzantium — but the worst was yet to come.
Part 2 reveals the collapse, betrayal, and political violence that cost the empire its homeland.
This is how Anatolia was lost forever.
The trap has closed — and Byzantium will never be the same. Part 2 of our Manzikert documentary follows the catastrophic collapse of the Byzantine army, the betrayal that doomed Romanos IV Diogenes, and the long, quiet loss of Anatolia that reshaped the Middle East for centuries.
From battlefield chaos to political assassination inside Constantinople, this is the story of how an empire lost its homeland — not through conquest, but through treachery and neglect.

CHAPTER TIMELINE – PART 2
0:00 – 3:36 | Chapter 5 – “The Wings That Wouldn’t Fly”
3:37 – 7:25 | Chapter 6 – “The Emperor in Chains”
7:26 – 11:25 | Chapter 7 – “The Crown Stolen in the Dark”
11:26 – 15:10 | Chapter 8 – “The Land Without a Master”
15:11 – 18:52 | Chapter 9 – “The Woman Who Ruled the Shadows”
18:53 –22:27 | Chapter 10 – “The Whisper That Changed History”

Script & Research: Ancient to Empire
📜 Sources: Ibn al-Athir, Michael Attaleiates, Matthew of Edessa, Steven Runciman, Claude Cahen, modern Turkish historiography.

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