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Did the Byzantines allow illegitimate children to secure the throne? If so, maybe Basil II should have been encouraged to take a mistress or two or three or four or five.

Which in turn is the result of Basil II failing to produce an heir, right?

The fact that Romanos IV Diogenes's enemies overthrew him after Manzikert destabilized the Byzantine Empire and significantly helped the Seljuk Turks conquer the Anatolian interior, correct?

What if the Byzantine Empire wins the Battle of Manzikert in 1071? Does this permanently solve the Seljuk threat or are the Seljuks simply going to try again in five or ten of fifteen or twenty years until they'll succeed? What do you think, @stevep @History Learner? For reference...