They had pretty much free reign over Eurasia for like a thousand years. Why didn't they become a superpower?
>>18287510No they didnt retardBetween the 600s and 850s, they only controlled anatolia and to repel many invaders and many frontsThen they had a new golden age with macedonian dynasty but then started to get fucked over by the turks and crusaders
Do you even know who the Sassanids were?
>>18287510They coudn't breed
>>18288358Annoying at first but lost the final war and got raped out of existence by the arabs
>>18287510>Why didn't they become a superpower?Them and the Mongols were the two superpowers that mattered until they fucked up so hard that everybody started selling out to the Arabs.
>>18287510Stop making threads Raj, you are embarrassing yourself
>>18287510"Eurasia" was an empty wasteland.
>>18287510>Numerous wars with the Persians>Hunnic invasions>Gothic invasions>Collapse of the Western half of the Empire>Bolgar invasions>Plagues>Rise of Islam and Arab invasions>Mongol invasion>Turkish invasions>Venice betraying them in the 4th CrusadeThey were playing on hardmode and managed to survive for over a thousand years, which is no small feat.
>>18287510They should've done what Alexander wanted to. Merge with the Persian empire VGH
>>18287510>Why didn't they become a superpower?Are you retarded? Russia and Turkey and their respective realms are both superpowers even today.
Justinian
>>18289373>>Venice betraying>Chimps out and massacres innocent Latin priests and merchants to not pay debt>In retaliation Latins sack your capital>Somehow this a betrayal of their behalfReekoids truly are dindus
