It's Catholic BS

Nah. Byzantines only functioned when a military state

So did Roman Empire

also essentially a military state

roman empire had a real eocnomy until 300 AD

or so

in the west

Justinian destroyed roman italy

Byzantines themselves lasted until about 1100 as a real country

that could do shit

the last 300 years or so under armenians

That's a lot

armenians ruled them the best actually

Macedonian dinasty had hte most optimal rule

yeah they were armnieans

who were themilitary governors of macedonia

and were completely insane

basil the bulgar slayer

Everybody in those times was declared insane

It's BS, most of the time Catholic BS

he was just uncucked by religion

as Jesus #1 Emperor #2

and they're both peers

it's not even 1 and 2

Catholicism has been informing the West intellectually for 1000 years, and even when people thought they just became "secular" they continued to be informed subconciouslly by Catholicism

catolicism has been around since constantine

With it's fervent and rabid opposition and hatred towards everything non Catholic

since constantine made jesus the roman emperor

suddenly jeebus went from being dressed as a normal person in a toga or tunic

to being a dude in armor wit ha halo

or jupiter with a halo

which identified him as the emperor

sorry not a halo

A NIMBUS

so the average illiterate idiot could pick out the emperor

in a big panting of guys in armor

if he was just too stupid to see the cupids at his feet

and the angels of jupiter hanging him the laurel wreath of victory

One Characteristic thing about Christian and Catholic history is that whenever it holds some persone to have been insane or lunatico or sadist

as yes people were that stupid

as a rule, not a single other historical source agrees or matches it