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05 October 2026
The End of Mazdak
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Two days ago I promised you a grisly end to Mazdak and his followers. Yesterday was the set-up: Iranian Emperor Kavad tried to be tolerant...
04 October 2026
Mazdak and Kavad
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During the reign of the Sassanian dynasty's Emperor Kavad I (r. 488–531), Zoroastrianism was the dominant religion. An Iranian priest n...
29 September 2026
Khosrow I
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I thought we should learn about the man who was causing such trouble for Justinian I and the Eastern Roman (Byzantine) Empire. Khosrow was t...
14 September 2026
General Belisarius
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Flavius Belisarius (c.500 - March 565) was Byzantine Emperor Justinian's favorite military commander. He successfully managed to gain c...
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