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Apr 2025
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Episode 322 - The Worst Civil War, Part ...

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In order to gain the throne John Kantakouzenos destroys what is left of the Roman Empire. He allows the Serbs to conquer Macedonia while his Turkish allies enslave his people.


Period: 1343-47


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