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The Byzantine Empire was the Roman Empire. Its Capital was Constantinople.
Byzantine Empire is a term which has been coined by historians to indicate the eastern part of the Roman Empire after the fall of the western part. The so-called "Byzantines" did not use this term. They called their empire the Empire of the Romans or Romania or Rhomais in Latin or Basileia Rhōmaiōn or Rhomania in Greek. Romania was a short form for Roman Empire which was in use in the later days of this empire. It was not related to the country which was later called Romania. All the peoples who lived the Roman Empire saw themselves as Romans. They had been granted Roman citizenship by the emperor Caracalla in 215. They did not even use the term eastern Romans, which is often used by historians. Western and eastern Roman Empire are also terms which have been coined by historians. The Romans and the peoples in the Roman Empire only used the term Empire of the Romans.
The term Byzantine was chosen by a German historian in the 16th century as a derivation from Byzantium, a Greek city which had evolved into a Roman city under Roman rule and which was then redeveloped, turned into an imperial capital and renamed Constantinople (City of Constantine) by the Roman emperor Constantine the Great in 330. It is used to indicate the fact that not long after the fall of the western part of the Roman Empire, this part of the 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 western part. Both the terms Byzantine and Byzantine Empire became common in Western Europe in the 19th century.
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Was Constantinople the capital of the whole Roman Empire or was it just the capital of the Eastern Empire which is the Byzantine Empire?
Constantinople was the capital of the Byzantine/Eastern Empire. It wasn't the capital of the whole empire, but it was a major city for sure.
What extent was the Byzantine Empire a continuation of the Roman Empire?
Yes. the Byzantine empire is just another name for the Roman empire when it was headquartered in the east. The citizens there considered themselves Romans and lived under Roman law and Roman customs.
Why do historians consider Constantine i the founder of the byzantine empire?
He moved the capital of the Roman Empire from Rome to Byzantium, which would be the capital of the Byzantine Empire for more than 1,000 years.
What empires had control over a large portion of the former Roman Empire?
Byzantine
What empire did empress theodora live in?
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What parts of the former Roman Empire did the Byzantine Empire control?
The Eastern Empire.
Constantinople was the former capital of what?
Roman Empire
Was Constantinople the capital of the whole Roman Empire or was it just the capital of the Eastern Empire which is the Byzantine Empire?
Constantinople was the capital of the Byzantine/Eastern Empire. It wasn't the capital of the whole empire, but it was a major city for sure.
What extent was the Byzantine Empire a continuation of the Roman Empire?
Yes. the Byzantine empire is just another name for the Roman empire when it was headquartered in the east. The citizens there considered themselves Romans and lived under Roman law and Roman customs.
Constantinople was the capital of the Byzantine or Christian Empire?
It was the capital of Eastern Roman Empire, which was later called by the historians Byzantine Empire to differentiate it from the Roman Empire. Constantinople was named by the Roman emperor Constantine the First after himself but there was already a city at that location called "Byzantium". However, the people living there just usually called their city "Istanbul", which means "in this city". Today, the city is officially called Istanbul. It is the largest and most famous city of Turkey and was the capital city of the Ottoman empire until the foundation of the Turkish republic in 1922. The capital was then moved to Ankara.
What is Constantinople's capital?
Constantinople did not have a capital, it was a capitol. It was the capital of the Byzantine or Eastern Roman empire.
What did the eastern portion of the roman empire became known as?
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.
Who had control over a large portion of the former Roman Empire?
Byzantine
Why do historians consider Constantine the founder of the Byzantine empire?
He moved the capital of the Roman Empire from Rome to Byzantium, which would be the capital of the Byzantine Empire for more than 1,000 years.
Why do historians consider Constantine i the founder of the byzantine empire?
He moved the capital of the Roman Empire from Rome to Byzantium, which would be the capital of the Byzantine Empire for more than 1,000 years.
Was Constantinople a capital?
Constantinople was the administrative capital of the Roman Empire from 330 AD. It was the capital of the East Roman Empire, and then of the medieval Roman Empire, now usually called the Byzantine Empire, until 1453, with a hiatus from 1203 to 1265.
What empires had control over a large portion of the former Roman Empire?
Byzantine
