Constantinople, was the political capital of the Byzantine Empire. It was also the religious center being the see of the Orthodox Patriarch of Constantinople.
The Greek eastern part of the Roman empire is known as the Byzantine, or Byzantine Empire.
The capital city of the Byzantine Empire is now called Constantinople. However, the original name of the capital city was Byzantium, from which the name of the empire is taken.
The adjective "byzantine" comes from the name of the city Byzantium, where the capitol of the eastern empire was located under the name of Constantinople.The adjective "byzantine" comes from the name of the city Byzantium, where the capitol of the eastern empire was located under the name of Constantinople.The adjective "byzantine" comes from the name of the city Byzantium, where the capitol of the eastern empire was located under the name of Constantinople.The adjective "byzantine" comes from the name of the city Byzantium, where the capitol of the eastern empire was located under the name of Constantinople.The adjective "byzantine" comes from the name of the city Byzantium, where the capitol of the eastern empire was located under the name of Constantinople.The adjective "byzantine" comes from the name of the city Byzantium, where the capitol of the eastern empire was located under the name of Constantinople.The adjective "byzantine" comes from the name of the city Byzantium, where the capitol of the eastern empire was located under the name of Constantinople.The adjective "byzantine" comes from the name of the city Byzantium, where the capitol of the eastern empire was located under the name of Constantinople.The adjective "byzantine" comes from the name of the city Byzantium, where the capitol of the eastern empire was located under the name of Constantinople.
The state religion of the Byzantine Empire, during the entire time we refer to it by that name, was Christianity.
The Orthodox Church
The Holy Roman Empire followed the Byzantine Empire.
The Byzantine Empire was the Eastern half of the Roman Empire. It was centered on the city of Constantinople (formerly Byzantion, from whence the name 'Byzantine' derives) and survived the fall of the Western Roman Empire, lasting until the year 1453 A.D. The Byzantine Empire was the center of Orthodox Christianity, with the Patriarch of Constantinople wielding influence to rival the Pope during the height of the Empire.
The Byzantine Empire was the Eastern half of the Roman Empire. It was centered on the city of Constantinople (formerly Byzantion, from whence the name 'Byzantine' derives) and survived the fall of the Western Roman Empire, lasting until the year 1453 A.D. The Byzantine Empire was the center of Orthodox Christianity, with the Patriarch of Constantinople wielding influence to rival the Pope during the height of the Empire.
It is The Byzantine Empire.
The Greek eastern part of the Roman empire is known as the Byzantine, or Byzantine Empire.
The capital city of the Byzantine Empire is now called Constantinople. However, the original name of the capital city was Byzantium, from which the name of the empire is taken.
From the Byzantine empire.
The Eastern Roman Empire.
Alexios I Comnenos, Constantinople
The Capital of the Byzantine Empire was originally called Byzantium before being renamed as Constantinople (which was its name during its control by the Byzantine Empire) and renamed by Ottomans as Istanbul afterwards. Constantinople was the capital of the Byzantine empire
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.
The adjective "byzantine" comes from the name of the city Byzantium, where the capitol of the eastern empire was located under the name of Constantinople.The adjective "byzantine" comes from the name of the city Byzantium, where the capitol of the eastern empire was located under the name of Constantinople.The adjective "byzantine" comes from the name of the city Byzantium, where the capitol of the eastern empire was located under the name of Constantinople.The adjective "byzantine" comes from the name of the city Byzantium, where the capitol of the eastern empire was located under the name of Constantinople.The adjective "byzantine" comes from the name of the city Byzantium, where the capitol of the eastern empire was located under the name of Constantinople.The adjective "byzantine" comes from the name of the city Byzantium, where the capitol of the eastern empire was located under the name of Constantinople.The adjective "byzantine" comes from the name of the city Byzantium, where the capitol of the eastern empire was located under the name of Constantinople.The adjective "byzantine" comes from the name of the city Byzantium, where the capitol of the eastern empire was located under the name of Constantinople.The adjective "byzantine" comes from the name of the city Byzantium, where the capitol of the eastern empire was located under the name of Constantinople.