The great Islamic Empire was now split into many separate, and often competing states.
In 800 he was crowned “Emperor of the Romans” by Pope Leo III.The Byzantine Empire, after losing its Levantine and North African provinces, survived the initial Islamic advance. This expansion extends Field of Glory II forward to 1040 AD, exploring the rich military history of the so-called “Dark Ages”, from the whirlwind Arab Conquest to the depredations of the Vikings and Magyars, the birth of England, France, Germany and Spain, and the long struggle of the Byzantine Empire to keep Roman civilisation alive in the east. Field of Glory II: Wolves at the Gate After his death the Carolingian Empire split into two main states, West Francia (modern France) and East Francia (modern Germany).