SaberFate

1453, a year that marked the end of an era
With one city's fall, a shift from Medieval to Modern
Constantinople, a name etched in time
For a thousand years, stood strong and sublime

Against foes that dreamed to take her down
She persisted, unbroken, a true crown
But tonight, everything changes
Guns fired, women weep, men yell in ranges

Praying to God for a savior's grace
To rescue their city, to restore its place
In history's twist, God answered their plea
Sending a new emperor, the one they'd need

Antonius, born of the seas
To lead the Romans, a new destiny
To reach another pinnacle of might
And end the city's terrible plight

1453, a year that will forever divide
Medieval and Modern, with a fallen city as the divide
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AD1453, as the city of Constantinople prepares for its final fate, a pirate captain and crew sailed into the golden horn, history made an abrupt turn from this point onward....

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1453: Revival of Byzantium

"…And if anybody does not accept this peace, I will go to war against them, with those who want these things, on foot and by sea, with ships and with money."

-        Xenophon, Hellenica 5.1.31

Later that day at night, the curfew of Thessaloniki is broken for the first time with the entire city getting mobalised for the war. Just a few streets away lays the residence of their Caesar, and its master Antonius is preparing all the things he need to bring for the expedition, while the mistress Anna is in another room telling bed side stories to their daughter. A few minutes later, the infant entered her deep slumbers finally giving Anna the chance to slip away from the tiring responsibilities as a mother and have a peek on what her husband is doing.

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