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The Purple Chamber and the Double-Headed Eagle: 1259 紫室与双头鹰：1259
In 1259, Constantinople remains occupied by the Latin Empire, while across the strait, the Empire of Nicaea has polished its last Roman eagle banner in blood and prayer. Emperor Michael Palaiologos, known to the world as Michael VIII, feigns goodwill toward Epirus, Bulgaria, and the Turkish beys even as he secretly sets his pieces in motion: bribing Venetian oarsmen and even winning over the Genoese. Yet the empire's true enemy may not be Latin Emperor Baldwin, but Michael himself. His eyes, plo
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The Revival of the Double-Headed Eagle: 1025 双头鹰的复兴：1025
In the year 1025, the great Emperor Basil II, the “Bulgar Slayer,” passed away, leaving his son Basil III a vast empire whose military power had reached its peak, but whose interior was beset by crises. Just eighteen years old, Basil III had already governed Constantinople as co-emperor, bringing it to prosperity. He cherished benevolent rule and dreamed of nourishing the empire's soul with wisdom and laws, rather than relying solely on his father's sword. But the ambitious military aristocracy,
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