Talk:Byzantines/@comment-85.152.156.23-20180326180056/@comment-2A02:587:3013:1300:C01E:8203:4692:B059-20190616181052

Mediterranean architecture or Middle Eastern architecture, for Byzantines is a double-edged sword, because:

Middle Eastern architecture has some influences from the Byzantine (Near Eastern) architecture in real life. I think that's the reason for developers' decision back in 1999. From the other hand, Middle Eastern architecture incorporates some Persian, Arabic and maybe Islamic elements, things very diverse to the Byzantines.

Mediterranean architecture eliminates the above mentioned cons, but adds others, such as the lack of domes and the Roman Catholic style that's again diverse to the Eastern Orthodox Byzantines.