the capital city was not ideally located
the capital city was not ideally located
Muslims conquered all areas of the Byzantine Empire. Under the Rashidun Caliphate, the Byzantine Empire lost the Levant, Egypt, North Africa, and eastern Anatolia. Under the Ottoman Sultanate, the Byzantine Empire lost western Anatolia, the Balkans, and Constantinople.
"During the reign of Justinian I, the empire reached the height of its power," and it was all because of who? Belisarius. If it wasn't for his "exploits," or what I consider to be killing sprees, under the rule of Justinian I, the Byzantine empire wouldn't have lasted as long as it did.The reason why they set out on these expeditions was to conquer western Roman territory, not the overall impact of their efforts. The answer islong-term dominance of the Byzantine Empire.
The Byzantine Empire did not recover from the fall of Constantinople to the Turks because the Turks were a strong local power which captured all of the remaining byzantine territory. Whereas the 4th Crusaders were few in number after they divided up the empire and they only captured part of the Byzantine Empire, the remainder of the Empire split into independent Byzantine powers, one of which the Empire of Nicaea eventually recaptured Constantinople and restored the Byzantine Empire.
nothing they all died
The emporor controlled both the government and the church all you poeple out there get a life
Muslims conquered all areas of the Byzantine Empire. Under the Rashidun Caliphate, the Byzantine Empire lost the Levant, Egypt, North Africa, and eastern Anatolia. Under the Ottoman Sultanate, the Byzantine Empire lost western Anatolia, the Balkans, and Constantinople.
The Byzantines were people of the Byzantine Empire, which was called the Roman Empire during the Middle Ages. The reason it is called Byzantine is to distinguish it from the ancient Roman Empire, the Carolingian Empire, and the Holy Roman Empire, all of which were called the Roman Empire by at least someone. The Byzantines provided a center of learning, government, and trade through the Middle Ages, until they were conquered by the Ottoman Turks, an event many call the end of the Middle Ages. There is a link below to an article on the Byzantine Empire.
"During the reign of Justinian I, the empire reached the height of its power," and it was all because of who? Belisarius. If it wasn't for his "exploits," or what I consider to be killing sprees, under the rule of Justinian I, the Byzantine empire wouldn't have lasted as long as it did.The reason why they set out on these expeditions was to conquer western Roman territory, not the overall impact of their efforts. The answer islong-term dominance of the Byzantine Empire.
The Byzantine Empire did not recover from the fall of Constantinople to the Turks because the Turks were a strong local power which captured all of the remaining byzantine territory. Whereas the 4th Crusaders were few in number after they divided up the empire and they only captured part of the Byzantine Empire, the remainder of the Empire split into independent Byzantine powers, one of which the Empire of Nicaea eventually recaptured Constantinople and restored the Byzantine Empire.
A result of the crusades was all of the Byzantine Empire
nothing they all died
The emporor controlled both the government and the church all you poeple out there get a life
Byzantium's main influence was in Anatolia, what is modern day Turkey. Even at it's peak the Byzantine Empire wan't very large, but its borders were constantly being compromised by nomadic Turkic horsemen, but even more so by the Ottoman Empire. Eventually, all that all that remained of the Byzantine Empire was the city of Constantinople, which was eventually sacked by the Ottoman Empire in 1453 under Sultan Mehmed II.
All of the western lands of the old empire became part of the Byzantine Empire.
Greek became a world language primarily due to the widespread influence of Alexander the Great's empire, which helped spread Greek culture and language across different regions. Greek was also the language of scholarship, commerce, and diplomacy during the Hellenistic period, further solidifying its status as a global language. Additionally, the translation of the Bible into Greek, known as the Septuagint, played a significant role in promoting Greek as a universal language for religious texts.
All of the western lands of the old empire became part of the Byzantine Empire.
It was the nation's capital, first of all. Secondly, it was the Empire's administrative, religious and military center.