Byzantine Glory

This is Byzantine Glory, a timeline where the Byzantine Empire survives the fall of Rome, continues to thrive, and remains.

The Battle of Callunicum
On April 19. 531, Belisarius leads an army of Byzantine troops, numbering at 20,000 against a Sassanid army of the same number in the fight over Iberia at Callinicum. But the Byzantines had to withstand numerous Persians attacks, until after the seventh Persian charge, Belisarius leads his own attack, destroying the Sassanid army, and keep Iberia under Byzantine control. The news reached Constantinople with varying views, mainly because of the heavy losses takens in the battle. In 532 the Nika Riots occur, and result in major changes to the Byzantine government.