There's a reason the Byzantine Empire survived that long. They had to adapt to new situations very quickly and turn their enemies against each other. In the end, they did not fall due to their failure to adapt but due to treachery and sheer firepower.
Why couldn't they just block the Dardanelles?
The Ottomans had more galleys, and better galleys.
I'm at that point of summer vacation where I've realized that I just wasted half of it doing absolutely nothing, and are now worrying that I'm going to do the same from the rest of it.
Rant 1: OH GOD WHY AM I SO BORED?
I'm at that point of summer vacation where I've realized that I just wasted half of it doing absolutely nothing, and are now worrying that I'm going to do the same from the rest of it.
It's like a mini mid-life crisis and it SUCKS.
I now have approximately 7 hours of my 3 weeks+ winter break remaining in which I've done absolutely nothing constructive and only saw RL friends twice.
At least I got good slee... oh wait, no, the World Cup ensured that wasn't the case.
I really don't understand why a ticket inspector would feel the need to wake you to check your ticket at both 4:15am and 7:30am, when it was already checked at 1am.
As a result, I'm ridiculously tired, so much so that I almost fell asleep on the U-Bahn this evening, which could've ended badly.
I woke up before midday for a class that isn't on.
Not happy.![]()