It was known, while it existed, simply as the Roman Empire. In order to distinguish it from the Western Roman Empire, historians have taken to calling it the Byzantine Empire. This name refers to Byzantium, which was the original name of the city of Constantinople, the Eastern Roman Empire's capitol.
As far as the inhabitants and leaders were concerned, it was called the Roman Empire. We have called it the Byzantine Empire after Byzantium (the capital name before it was called Constantinople).
The Eastern Roman Empire is known as the Byzantine Empireor as the Greek-Byzantine Empire for their use of the Greek language.
The Byzantine Empire, which lasted from the fall of the Western Roman Empire to 1453, when its capital, Constantinople was sacked by the Ottoman Turks.
The eastern half of the Roman empire became known as the Byzantine empire.
Historians refer to the eastern part of the Roman empire as the Byzantine.
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Byzantine Empire
Theodosius I (347-395 AD) was the last emperor to rule the entire Roman Empire, beginning in 379 AD. After his death, the empire was divided between his sons, Arcadius and Honorius. The Eastern Empire became dominant and wealthy. The Western Empire became increasingly defenseless against invasions by barbarians until it finally fell in 476.Theodosius II (401-450 AD), son of Arcadius and grandson of Theodosius I, was the emperor of the Eastern Roman Empire for the first half of the 5th century AD. Known for the law code Codex Theodosianus and the erection of the walls of Constantinople known as the Theodosian Wall.
The Byzantine Empire was the eastern half of the Roman Empire that continued after the fall of the western half of the Roman Empire. The Byzantine Empire was heavily influenced by Greek and eastern elements to the point that Latin stopped being the used as the official government language and Greek was used instead. The Byzantine culture blended Greek and Oriental artistic influences to create its own unique blend and form of art and architecture.
The Roman Empire actually fell over a long period of time. Many people refer to the fall of the Eastern Roman Empire, which went on to be known as the Byzantium Empire and remained in power for another 1000 years. The Western Roman Empire continued to be ruled by Rome.
It was founded by Cyrus the Great and reached its peak under Darius the Great. However it was not the largest ever known - compare it with the Spanish Empire, the British Empire and the Russian Empire.
The Persian Empire (also known as the Achaemenid Empire) existed 550 to 330 BCE.
The eastern half of the Roman Empire became the Byzantine Empire.
The eastern part of the Roman empire became known as the Byzantine empire.
The eastern part of the empire became known as the Byzantine.
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It was known as the Byzantine Empire.
The eastern part of the Roman empire became what is known as the Byzantine empire.
The Byzantine Empire was known as the eastern roman empire in Rome. hope that answers your question correctly.
Byzantium Emipre
The eastern part of the Roman empire was known as the Byzantine empire.The eastern part of the Roman empire was known as the Byzantine empire.The eastern part of the Roman empire was known as the Byzantine empire.The eastern part of the Roman empire was known as the Byzantine empire.The eastern part of the Roman empire was known as the Byzantine empire.The eastern part of the Roman empire was known as the Byzantine empire.The eastern part of the Roman empire was known as the Byzantine empire.The eastern part of the Roman empire was known as the Byzantine empire.The eastern part of the Roman empire was known as the Byzantine empire.
Byzantine Empire
No. Byzantium was an Ancient Greek city. When the Roman Empire took it over, it was renamed Nova Roma (New Rome) and later renamed Constantinople (after its Roman founder). Today this city is known as Istanbul. When the Roman Empire fell, the eastern portion stayed in tact. This became known as the Byzantine Empire, named for the Ancient Greek city.
The Byzantines were the inheritors of Rome. After Roman Empire split, Eastern Rome became known as the Byzantine empire, after the capital city of Byzantium. The Eastern Empire would outlast Western Rome by centuries.