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Athens was mishandled pretty badly prior to the defeat as well, but that one is on them. Ostracizing the lead architect of an invasion right before the invasion
by mmanfrin 9y ago
Athens was mishandled pretty badly prior to the defeat as well, but that one is on them. Ostracizing the lead architect of an invasion right before the invasion is not a smart move when you've got an adversary willing to hire him to plan the defense.
- eveningcoffee 9y agoAnother slightly similar situation was the loss of Constantinople https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orban https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orban
- Rotten194 9y agoConstantinople was already doomed to fall before 1453. The 4th crusade hollowed out the city, and even after being retaken it was never the same -- by 1453, it was an island in a sea of Ottoman territory.