Eleventh-century Byzantine crisis

What experts have said about Eleventh-century Byzantine crisis

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1. Anthony KaldellisNegativeJun 30, 2026· Lex Fridman Podcast

   The eleventh-century crisis mainly resulted from simultaneous external attacks, not internal decay.

   “I think that's what happened. I think that's the main narrative. Not that there weren't problems. There were. But no state can, medieval or ancient, can realistically survive the simultaneous attack of three very different kinds of enemies”

   Listen at 3:18:59

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