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    The Empire of Nicaea does not conquer Constantinople in 1261 but instead focuses on defending its Anatolian territories

    Thanks for the correction. Interestingly enough, this map likewise appears to make the same error:
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    The Empire of Nicaea does not conquer Constantinople in 1261 but instead focuses on defending its Anatolian territories

    Wouldn't that still require the Nicaeans to conquer the Latin territories east of the Bosporus? Or is that comparably easier to do? But Yeah, doing this and then heading east seems like a good idea. Let the Latins deal with the Slavs, et cetera on their own.
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    The Empire of Nicaea does not conquer Constantinople in 1261 but instead focuses on defending its Anatolian territories

    But could the Greeks still experience 1204 while later on making such gains?
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    The Empire of Nicaea does not conquer Constantinople in 1261 but instead focuses on defending its Anatolian territories

    And these Turks could not have become Romanized over time?
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    The Empire of Nicaea does not conquer Constantinople in 1261 but instead focuses on defending its Anatolian territories

    Because Catilina sounds an awful lot like Catalina. Apparently I was wrong, though. Interesting. This is also why I thought that BlondieBC was female.
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    The Empire of Nicaea does not conquer Constantinople in 1261 but instead focuses on defending its Anatolian territories

    I thought that Catilina was a female? And Yes, that does sound reasonable, actually. Might have been more prudent to give up on Constantinople and instead focus on expanding eastwards.
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    The Empire of Nicaea does not conquer Constantinople in 1261 but instead focuses on defending its Anatolian territories

    Why did the French refuse? Due to the Crusader states no longer existing at that point in time? I wonder if the French would have thought differently about this had at least Acre remained in Crusader hands until then.
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    The Empire of Nicaea does not conquer Constantinople in 1261 but instead focuses on defending its Anatolian territories

    Would the Nicaeans actually have confidence that the Mongols will eventually leave if they are given transit through Nicaean territory in order to fight the Latins, though? A Nicaean-Mongol alliance against the Mamluks does sound fun. IMHO, the Mongols should have sought a decisive...
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    The Empire of Nicaea does not conquer Constantinople in 1261 but instead focuses on defending its Anatolian territories

    That would be interesting. Any way to realistically make this happen, though?
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    The Empire of Nicaea does not conquer Constantinople in 1261 but instead focuses on defending its Anatolian territories

    You can see this topographic map of present-day Turkey to see what I mean in regards to my point that the territories to the east of the Empire of Nicaea were mostly mountainous and thus much less hospitable for large-scale agriculture:
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    The Empire of Nicaea does not conquer Constantinople in 1261 but instead focuses on defending its Anatolian territories

    What if the Empire of Nicaea does not conquer Constantinople in 1261 but instead focuses on defending its Anatolian territories? AFAIK, the Empire of Nicaea already controlled the westernmost richest and most fertile territories of Anatolia, so in theory, there shouldn't have been that much of a...
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