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.
