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Armenia Under the Seljuks: The Fall of Ani and a Nation's Resilience
In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore Armenia's traumatic but transformative encounter with the Seljuk Turks in the 11th century. They focus on the catastrophic Seljuk conquest of Ani, the Bagratid capital, in 1064, a pivotal moment that reshaped Armenian political and cultural life. The conversation delves into the Battle of Manzikert in 1071, where Byzantine defeat opened Anatolia to Turkic settlement, and the subsequent rise of the Armenian principalities of Cilicia. Lucas explains how Armenian nakharar families adapted by forging new alliances with Crusaders and Mongols, preserving…
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