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 entire Byzantine Empire was conquered by Muslims at different points. The Rightly-Guided Caliphate and the Umayyad Caliphate conquered all of the Levant and North African areas under Byzantine control as well as southeast Anatolia. The Seljuk Turks conquered most of the rest of Anatolia. The Ottoman Turks conquered all of the remaining Byzantine territories (mostly the Balkans and Constantinople).
You have to be more specific as to what you mean by the "Byzantine Empire". If you are asking about the eastern part of the Roman empire, which historians have dubbed "Byzantine" (after the city of Byzantium), be aware that there was no such thing. It was the Roman empire-- period. Historians used the term Byzantine when they were referring to the eastern parts of the Roman empire in order to differentiate between the two areas of the empire.
There is no real answer but a good guess would be that the modern day Syrian and Lebanese Christians and some Greeks because that area was conquered by Romans and Byzantine Greeks who later made Christianity the official religion of the empire. Yes the Muslims conquered these areas and some people did convert but I would think it would be uncommon because Muslims tolerated Christianity. Modern day Muslims would most likely be of Arab origin because it is against Islamic law to convert to any other religion once you are Muslim.
The Byzantine Empire, also referred to as the Eastern Roman Empire or Byzantium, was the continuation of the Roman Empire in its eastern provinces during Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages, when its capital city was Constantinople.
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 entire Byzantine Empire was conquered by Muslims at different points. The Rightly-Guided Caliphate and the Umayyad Caliphate conquered all of the Levant and North African areas under Byzantine control as well as southeast Anatolia. The Seljuk Turks conquered most of the rest of Anatolia. The Ottoman Turks conquered all of the remaining Byzantine territories (mostly the Balkans and Constantinople).
They conquered from westeren Spain to Central Asia. :]
Napoleon established a monarchy in the areas he conquered and added to his empire.
Napoleon established a monarchy in the areas he conquered and added to his empire.
Muslims conquered other areas in Africa and cut off Axum from its lucrative trade routes.
You have to be more specific as to what you mean by the "Byzantine Empire". If you are asking about the eastern part of the Roman empire, which historians have dubbed "Byzantine" (after the city of Byzantium), be aware that there was no such thing. It was the Roman empire-- period. Historians used the term Byzantine when they were referring to the eastern parts of the Roman empire in order to differentiate between the two areas of the empire.
There is no real answer but a good guess would be that the modern day Syrian and Lebanese Christians and some Greeks because that area was conquered by Romans and Byzantine Greeks who later made Christianity the official religion of the empire. Yes the Muslims conquered these areas and some people did convert but I would think it would be uncommon because Muslims tolerated Christianity. Modern day Muslims would most likely be of Arab origin because it is against Islamic law to convert to any other religion once you are Muslim.
The Byzantine Empire, also referred to as the Eastern Roman Empire or Byzantium, was the continuation of the Roman Empire in its eastern provinces during Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages, when its capital city was Constantinople.
North Africa and Italy.
The Byzantines spread Orthodox Christianity to those areas.
The Byzantines spread Orthodox Christianity to those areas.