On December 25, 800, Charlemagne was crowned Emperor of the Roman People by Pope Leo III in Rome, creating the empire we call the Carolingian Empire today, but Pope Leo and Charlemagne called the Roman Empire at the time. One little problem with this is that when the West Roman Empire fell in the 5th century, the East Roman Empire did not, and continued along, all the while calling itself the Roman Empire; today we call the medieval East Roman Empire the Byzantine Empire. Empress Irene was the empress of what she called the Roman Empire, and suddenly she got news that King Charles of the Franks was calling himself emperor of the Roman Empire. Of course, she was not happy about this.
The Greeks never disappeared, they still live in Greece today! They lost their independence over 2000 years ago when they were conquered by the Romans; later they had their own Empire, the Byzantine Empire, which was later conquered by the Turks. In the 19th century, they regained their independence. Ralph Watzke, J.D> ralphwatzke@gmail.com Regina, Canada
No, Rome was split by Emperor Constantine. The East, and the West. The Byzantine empire was in the west. After the fall of Rome, the Byzantine Empire never held much western real estate due to the constant warring and eventual invention of cannons. They had a good run though, and particularly impressive defensive capabilities around Constantinople (Istanbul today)....but I digress. Basically, if you read the wikipedia article you will have a pretty good answer to your question. Pretty simple stuff.
The Byzantine Empire was the first Christian empire. It was in territory that now is called Turkey. The Byzantine Empire was formed from the remnants of the Roman Empire. The Byzantines were also slightly less brutal then their predecessors. The Byzantine empire started with the first Christian emperor of the eastern Roman empire, Constantine, in ad 330. At that time Byzantium was inaugurated as the new capital of the eastern empire and renamed Constantinople. In ad 392 the emperor Theodosius proclaimed Christianity to be the official religion of the Roman empire and on his death in ad 395 the empire was split between his two sons, never to be reunited. The eastern empire was ruled from Constantinople and developed as the Byzantine empire. The greatest Byzantine emperor was probably Justinian the Great who ruled from ad 527 to 565. He introduced a new legal system and expanded the boundaries of the empire as far west as Spain, Italy, and Africa. He encouraged the arts, a unique blend of late Roman and Greek influences, and commissioned the building of the great basilica of Haghia Sophia in Constantinople. The Western Roman Empire was the western half of the Roman Empire, from its division by Diocletian in 285; the other half of the Roman Empire was the Eastern Roman Empire, today widely known as the Byzantine Empire. The Western Empire existed intermittently in several periods between the 3rd centuryand 5th century, after Diocletian's Tetrarchy and the reunifications associated withConstantine the Great and Julian the Apostate (324-363). Theodosius I (379-395) was the last Roman Emperor who ruled over a unified Roman empire. After his death in 395, the Roman Empire was permanently divided. The Western Roman Empire ended officially with the abdication of Romulus
The early Roman Empire was a polytheistic one. Polytheistic means that the religion contains more than one god/goddess (female god). The later empire saw the rise of Christianity as the new religion, replacing the old deities. The Byzantine Empire, which emerged in the eastern half of what was the old Roman Empire, continued these Christian beliefs, however, it did gradually evolve differences from the older Roman Empire, such as the iconoclasm crisis in the 700s and 800s, which caused internal pressures, as well as the idea of having a Patriarch, particularly the Patriarch of Constantinople, lead the Byzantine Church, whereas the Western Europeans increasingly followed the Pope in Rome. This resulted in the Great Schism in 1054, the culmination of centuries of gradual separation between the Catholic and Orthodox Churches, that, in some ways, continues even today.
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The Byzantine Church was used for worship. Following the death of the Roman Emperor Constantine, the Roman Empire split into the Roman Empire and the Byzantine Empire. Eventually, the Bishop of Rome became the head of the church in the Roman Empire. Over the years, that church became the Roman Catholic Church. The Bishop of Constantinople became the head of the Byzantine Church. That church evolved into the Greek Orthodox Church and still exists today.
Charlemagne's empire was called the Empire of the Roman People. This was rather inconvenient, because the East Roman Empire was still operating and WA also called the Empire of the Roman People. So today, historians call Charlemagne's empire the Carolingian Empire and the East Roman Empire of the Middle Ages is called the Byzantine Empire.
Not sure what you mean by "new." Historically, it would be Byzantium. The Byzantine or Eastern Roman Empire began with the Roman Emperor Constantine I in the 4th Century CE; as Western Europe was collapsing into the Dark Ages, he moved the (his new) Roman capitol to the location of Byzantium in Turkey; to become the great city of Constantinople (known today as Istanbul). It continued on as the premier power center of civilization & culture of the Eastern Mediterranean for about a 1000 years, until it was conquered by the Ottomans...
Byzantine is a name used to describe the Eastern Roman Empire centered on Constantinople (today Istanbul).
The Byzantine Empire was the eastern half of the Roman Empire that continued after the fall of the western half of the Roman Empire. The Byzantine Empire was heavily influenced by Greek and eastern elements to the point that Latin stopped being the used as the official government language and Greek was used instead. The Byzantine culture blended Greek and Oriental artistic influences to create its own unique blend and form of art and architecture.
It restructured itself and continued on for another thousand years. Today we call it the Byzantine Empire as it was based on Byzantium, renamed Constantinople.
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The Byzantine Empire was formed from the remenants of the Old Eastern Roman Empire, which spoke primarily Greek with Latin as a secondary Language, unlike the west which by the time of the Byzantines, spoke Latin with secondary Greek. Greek was the main language of the Byzantine Empire which is why spo many citites have Greek Names where today Greek is not spoken Such as Damascus, Antioch, Ankara, Nicaea, Persepolis, Varna, Alexandria, Thebes, Amman, Beirut, Tripoli, etc
The eastern portion of the Roman empire became known as the Byzantine empire.The eastern portion of the Roman empire became known as the Byzantine empire.The eastern portion of the Roman empire became known as the Byzantine empire.The eastern portion of the Roman empire became known as the Byzantine empire.The eastern portion of the Roman empire became known as the Byzantine empire.The eastern portion of the Roman empire became known as the Byzantine empire.The eastern portion of the Roman empire became known as the Byzantine empire.The eastern portion of the Roman empire became known as the Byzantine empire.The eastern portion of the Roman empire became known as the Byzantine empire.
The Hagia Sophia is a great Byzantine cathedral that still exists today.
Charlemagne was crowned Emperor of the Romans on December 25, 800 AD, in Rome. Today we call he empire the Carolingian Empire to distinguish it from the ancient Roman Empire, the Medieval Roman Empire (Byzantine Empire), and the Holy Roman Empire.