How are the Roman and Byzantine Empires alike?

Answer 1

During the latter part of the history of the Roman Empire, it was divided for administrative purposes into eastern and western halves. The western half was overrun by the Goths in the 5th century, but the eastern half continued to exist until the Turks finally conquered it in the 15th century.

The eastern half of the Roman Empire evolved into what we call the Byzantine Empire, inheriting all the Roman Empire's practices and customs.

The main change was that Greek (replacing Latin) gradually became the official langauge.

So, the Byzantine Empire is the continuation of the eastern half of the Roman Empire.

Answer 2

The biggest relationship between the Byzantines and the Romans is that the Byzantine Empire was what the Eastern Roman Empire became. Continued barbarian raids into the west and failing politics saw the end of the Western Roman Empire, while the east grew more prosperous. In the year 330 AD Emperor Constantine I effectively moved the Roman capital from Rome to Byzantium, also known as Constantinople. Did you know that Constantinople was sacked by the Ottoman Turks?

Answer 3

The Byzantine Empire was, in fact, the Eastern Roman Empire. The western part of the Roman Empire fell under the strain of the invasions by the Germanic peoples. the eastern part was not affected by these invasions and continued to exist for nearly 1,000 years. Byzantine is a term which has been coined by historians. The people in question did not know this term and called their empire Roman Empire. The Byzantines maintained and improved many aspects of Roman law, culture, and science; as seen in their arts, their architecture, their law codices, and their system of government. The Byzantines also kept alive classical learning and preserved the tradition of Roman military excellence for centuries. Additionally, there is the simple but noteworthy fact that the peoples of both the Classical Roman and Medieval Byzantine Empires referred to themselves as 'Romans'.

Answer 4

Okay, so the Roman empire was so big that it could not be ruled by one person affectively, so the empire was slip into two, the "Western Roman empire"and "Eastern Roman empire!" Long story short, the Western Roman empire fell apart after having a lot of bad rulers and Rome fell into the hands of a barbarian king. So basically the Eastern Roman empire could not call them self the Roman empire, as they didn't have control of Rome! So that's why they change the name to Byzantine empire! (Even though they changed the name, they were 100% Roman by blood and culture! )

Answer 5

The eastern and western Roman empires were the same. They were the Roman empire. "Eastern" and "Western" are simply historical connotations brought about by the loss of territory in the western part of the empire. The people of Constantinople considered themselves Roman, just as did the citizens of Rome.

The eastern and western Roman empires were the same. They were the Roman empire. "Eastern" and "Western" are simply historical connotations brought about by the loss of territory in the western part of the empire. The people of Constantinople considered themselves Roman, just as did the citizens of Rome.

The eastern and western Roman empires were the same. They were the Roman empire. "Eastern" and "Western" are simply historical connotations brought about by the loss of territory in the western part of the empire. The people of Constantinople considered themselves Roman, just as did the citizens of Rome.

The eastern and western Roman empires were the same. They were the Roman empire. "Eastern" and "Western" are simply historical connotations brought about by the loss of territory in the western part of the empire. The people of Constantinople considered themselves Roman, just as did the citizens of Rome.

The eastern and western Roman empires were the same. They were the Roman empire. "Eastern" and "Western" are simply historical connotations brought about by the loss of territory in the western part of the empire. The people of Constantinople considered themselves Roman, just as did the citizens of Rome.

The eastern and western Roman empires were the same. They were the Roman empire. "Eastern" and "Western" are simply historical connotations brought about by the loss of territory in the western part of the empire. The people of Constantinople considered themselves Roman, just as did the citizens of Rome.

The eastern and western Roman empires were the same. They were the Roman empire. "Eastern" and "Western" are simply historical connotations brought about by the loss of territory in the western part of the empire. The people of Constantinople considered themselves Roman, just as did the citizens of Rome.

The eastern and western Roman empires were the same. They were the Roman empire. "Eastern" and "Western" are simply historical connotations brought about by the loss of territory in the western part of the empire. The people of Constantinople considered themselves Roman, just as did the citizens of Rome.

The eastern and western Roman empires were the same. They were the Roman empire. "Eastern" and "Western" are simply historical connotations brought about by the loss of territory in the western part of the empire. The people of Constantinople considered themselves Roman, just as did the citizens of Rome.

Answer 6

The so called-Byzantine Empire was the Roman Empire. It was the continuation of this empire.The term Byzantine was coined by a German historian in the 16th century in relation to the history of the eastern part of the Roman Empire after the fall of the western part of this empire (Historia Byzantina). The eastern part continued to exist for nearly 1,000 years after the fall of the western part. The terms Byzantine and Byzantine Empire became common in Western Europe in the 19th century. The people in question did not know these terms and called their empire Roman Empire or Empire of the Romans (Imperium Romanum or Imperium Romanorum in Latin and Basileia ton Rhomaion or Arche ton Rhomaion in Greek), or Roman Realm (Romania in Latin and Rhomania in Greek).

The term Byzantine is derived from Byzantium, the Greek city which was redeveloped, turned into Constantine the Great's imperial capital and renamed after himself as Constantinople (City of Constantine) in 330. It is used to indicate the fact that not long after the fall of the west, this empire became centred on Greece and Greek in character after it lost most of its non-Greek territories. Greek replaced Latin as the official language of this empire in 620, some 150 years after the fall of the west

Answer 7

The Byzantine empire was the continuation of the Roman Empire. Byzantine empire is a term which had been coined by historians to indicate the eastern part of the Roman Empire after the fall of the western part. The latter fell under the weight of the invasions by the Germanic peoples. The former was not affected by these invasions and continued to exist for nearly 1,000 years. The people in question did not know this term and called their empire Roman Empire.

Answer 8

The eastern and western Roman empires were the same. They were the Roman empire. "Eastern" and "Western" are simply historical connotations brought about by the loss of territory in the western part of the empire. The people of Constantinople considered themselves Roman, just as did the citizens of Rome.