At its peak, south and west of the Rhine and Danube Rivers, the Middle East and North Africa.
The Byzantine Empire, also known as the Eastern Roman Empire
Every country bordering the Mediterranean Sea was once part of the Roman Empire. The empire included the complete Mediterranean coastline.
All of the western lands of the old empire became part of the Byzantine Empire.
The Germanic peoples invaded the western part of the Roman Empire and caused it to fall. They eventually took over all of its lands. The eastern part of the Roman Empire was not affected by these invasions and continued to exist for nearly 1,000 years.
Much of Western Europe, perhaps half, was in the Roman Empire or West Roman Empire. The rest of it was in tribal lands and small kingdoms.
All of the western lands of the old empire became part of the Byzantine Empire.
The invasions by the Germanic peoples precipitated the fall of the western part of the Roman Empire. They eventually took over all of its lands. The eastern part of the Roman Empire was not affected by these invasions and continued to exist for nearly 1,000 years.
The eastern part of the Roman empire fell in 1453.The eastern part of the Roman empire fell in 1453.The eastern part of the Roman empire fell in 1453.The eastern part of the Roman empire fell in 1453.The eastern part of the Roman empire fell in 1453.The eastern part of the Roman empire fell in 1453.The eastern part of the Roman empire fell in 1453.The eastern part of the Roman empire fell in 1453.The eastern part of the Roman empire fell in 1453.
The eastern part of the Roman empire was known as the Byzantine empire.The eastern part of the Roman empire was known as the Byzantine empire.The eastern part of the Roman empire was known as the Byzantine empire.The eastern part of the Roman empire was known as the Byzantine empire.The eastern part of the Roman empire was known as the Byzantine empire.The eastern part of the Roman empire was known as the Byzantine empire.The eastern part of the Roman empire was known as the Byzantine empire.The eastern part of the Roman empire was known as the Byzantine empire.The eastern part of the Roman empire was known as the Byzantine empire.
Several Germanic tribes invaded the western part of the Roman Empire to migrate in search of new lands to settle. The Romans were not able to repel these invasions. This started the process of the fall of this part of the empire. The eastern part of the Roman Empire was not affected by these invasions and continued to exist for nearly 1,000 years.
Justinian reconquered former lands of the western part of the Roman Empire: Italy, Tunisia, western Libya and eastern Algeria, and southern Spain. The latter was the westernmost one.
During the medieval period, the empire called the Roman Empire was centered in Greece and covered only the eastern Mediterranean. It is the empire that we now call the Byzantine empire, to distinguish it from the ancient Roman Empire that was centered on Rome and Italy and came to encompass the entire Mediterranean, as well as lands well beyond.