Very strong Horse archers and infantry in all periods.
Strengths: Very rich empire with the possibilities of getting even richer by controlling the Black Sea and surrounds. It also has a settlement on Cyprus which is located near the Holy lands. It is surrounded by the Turks to the East, Venice to the West, Hungary to the North and Egypt to the South.
The Byzantine Empire controls land in eastern Greece and north-west Asia Minor. The Byzantine Empire's starting position.
