Because of Rome
It grew into Europe
It grew into Europe
They called in the Western Roman empire. The only change of any of the roman empires was in the eastern roman empire. The eastern roman empire changed into the Byzantine Empire
greek replaced latin as the official imperial language
By trading between Europe and Asia
The Byzantine Empire is best know for its role in spreading Christianity and for its capital city, Constantinople, which was originally Byzantium, but Emperor Constantine moved the capital from Rome to Constantinople during the last years of the Roman Empire. Back to Christianity, the Byzantines spread Christianity throughout their lands from Russia to modern-day Turkey. The spread of Christianity stopped when the Umayyad Caliphate in the Middle East rapidly began conquering lands and making many people change from Christianity to Islam.
Constantinople, which later because Islamabad edit: Constantinus decided to make the Greek city of Byzantium the capital of his empire. We should note that Diocletian had already spent much of his time in Nicomedia, nearby. After the final end of the Byzantine empire the Ottomans used the Greek expression Istanbul which had meant "in the city". European statesmen continued to call it Constantinople until the end of the Ottoman empire. Ataturk moved the capital of the new Turkish state to Ankara. Islamabad is the name of the new post-British capital of Pakistan.
Byzantine Plato refers to the philosophical tradition, rooted in the teachings of the ancient Greek philosopher Plato, that developed and flourished in the Byzantine Empire. Scholars in this tradition focused on interpreting and furthering Plato's works, incorporating Christian theology and Neoplatonic ideas into their analyses. They sought to reconcile classical philosophy with Christian beliefs, influencing Byzantine intellectual thought and shaping the empire's education system.
Well, to start, as far as the "Byzantine Empire" was concerned, the Roman Empire did not fall, they just changed headquarters They remained the premier power in the East Med until the 1400s
The goals of the Crusades began to change almost immediately. Initially, the goal had been to protect the Byzantine Empire from Muslim attacks. The goal then shifted to the protection of the city of Jerusalem. Next, the goal was to return confiscated lands to the Byzantine Empire, something they chose not to do.
Constantinople, the capital of the Byzantine Empire was conquered by Sultan Mehmed II, who has also been called Mehmed the Conqueror.
Though Roman government in the form of the Byzantine Empire survived in the East. Though Roman government in the form of the Byzantine Empire survived in the East ... While Rome's absence in the West brought with it tremendous change.