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What was the Byzantine Empire and what are the origins of the empire?
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∙ 14y ago
The Byzantine Empire was the eastern half of the Roman Empire, but when Rome fell to barbaric conquerors such as Alaric the Byzantine Empire stayed strong.
Constantinople, named after Constantine, the Roman Emperor who converted to Christianity on the battlefield, was originally called Byzantium, and it was the center of the Byzantine Empire.
The two most famous people of the Byzantine Empire was Emperor Justinian and his empress, Theodora. They were famous because of their efforts to reunite the Mediterranean under Roman rule. Unfortunately Theodora died of cancer in June of 548, but she and her husband reconquered the Mediterranean before her death.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 9y agoIt's a fairly modern name for the East Roman Empire, which continued in existence until 1453.
A modern descriptor used to refer to the eastern half of the Roman Empire from the founding of Constantinople (named Nova Roma or new Rome, but the name Constantinople or City of Constantine stuck, so this is what it was called in later centuries) in 340 CE to the fall of Constantinople to the Ottoman Turks in 1451 CE. Interestingly, however, the the last remaining vestige of the Byzantine Empire to remain was the Empire of Trebizond, one of the splinter states formed after the sack of Constantinople in 1204 during the fourth Crusade. It finally fell to the Ottoman Turks in 1461, making it the final vestige of Roman administration in the east.
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∙ 11y agoThe Byzantine Empire was the Eastern half of the Roman Empire. It was centered on the city of Constantinople (formerly Byzantion, from whence the name 'Byzantine' derives) and survived the fall of the Western Roman Empire, lasting until the year 1453 A.D. The Byzantine Empire was the center of Orthodox Christianity, with the Patriarch of Constantinople wielding influence to rival the Pope during the height of the Empire.
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∙ 14y agoByzantine empire is the eastern part of the Roman empire after it was divided into east and west. It was originated from Roman Empire.
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What empire did empress theodora live in?
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What empire came before the byzantine empire?
The Eastern Roman Empire. It became the Byzantine empire after the collapse of the Western Roman Empire.
Is the byzantine empire a Muslim or Christian?
The Byzantine Empire was Christian.
What Roman empire thrived and became the Byzantine empire?
The eastern part of the Roman empire became what is known as the Byzantine empire.
How did the Byzantine Empire get destroyed?
The byzantine Empire was destroyed by the Otter men
What empire followed the Byzantine empire?
The Holy Roman Empire followed the Byzantine Empire.
What empire did empress theodora live in?
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Who is stronger the holy roman empire of the byzantine empire?
Byzantine Empire. No doubt about it.
In the Byzantine empire the empire did what?
The Byzantine Empire in the year of 1453 to The Ottoman Turks.
What did the Byzantine empire do to control the Roman Empire?
The Byzantine empire was the Roman empire, merely its eastern counterpart.
What empire came before the byzantine empire?
The Eastern Roman Empire. It became the Byzantine empire after the collapse of the Western Roman Empire.
What portion of roman empire became the byzantine empire?
The eastern half of the Roman Empire became the Byzantine Empire.
What The portion of the Roman Empire became the Byzantine Empire.?
The eastern half of the Roman Empire became the Byzantine Empire.
Which empire is another name for byzantine?
The Holy Roman Empire followed the Byzantine Empire.
What was the eastern roman empire non as?
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Is the byzantine empire a Muslim or Christian?
The Byzantine Empire was Christian.
What was the eastern empire known as?
The Byzantine Empirethe byzantine empire
