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The eastern part of the Roman Empire was about half of the empire. It comprised the Balkan Peninsula (south-eastern Europe) Turkey, Cyprus, northern Iraq, Syria, Lebanon Israel/Palestine, Jordan, the northern part of Saudi Arabia coast of the red Sea, Egypt and coastal eastern Libya (Cyrenaica).
Egypt was the breadbasket of the empire. It produced 50% of the grain supply to the city of Rome. Egypt also exported cotton, linen, papyrus, ivory, gemstones, ebony, ostrich feathers, leopard skins, lions, leopards and elephants. It was also the link for the sea trade with India by linking the Mediterranean with the Red Sea. Spices, herbs, sesame oil, sugar, limes, peaches, ebony, pearls and wild animals (tigers, rhinos, elephants, and snakes which were used for circus-type animal acts) were imported from India.
Jordan acted as a trade route for incense, perfumes and spices from Arabia and the Red Sea to Syria and, through there, to the rest of the empire. The ports in Syria and Turkey shipped goods which came from China, India and Persia via the Silk Road
Alexandria of Egypt was the second largest city of the empire and Antioch (in Syria) was the third one. Syrmia, Ephesus and Pergamon (in western Turkey), together with Carthage (in Tunisia, in the western part of the empire) were the next biggest cities in the empire, with a population of around half a million.
After the fall of the western part of the Roman Empire, the eastern part continued to exist into the Middle Ages. Historians have coined the term Byzantine Empire to indicate the eastern part of the empire after the fall of the western part. The Romans did not use this term.
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The Eastern Empire became known as the what Empire?
The Byzantine Empire was known as the eastern roman empire in Rome. hope that answers your question correctly.
When the roman empire fell who were the leaders?
There was a split between two parts of Rome. The Eastern and the Western parts. Thinking about it, there were two emperors when the Roman Empire fell. The emperor for the Eastern part of Rome was Romulus Augustus . And the The emperor for the Western part of Rome was Odoacer.
When did the eastern part of Rome fall?
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How were ther roman and byzantine empires connected?
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 of this empire. The eastern part continued to exist for nearly 1,000 years after the fall of the western part.
How many empires did Rome split into?
The Roman Empire split into two pieces, the Western Empire whose capitol was still in Rome, and the Eastern with its capitol in Constantinople, modern Istanbul.
What city was the center of the roman empire?
United Empire: Rome Western Empire: Rome then Ravenna Eastern Empire: Constantinople
Where did christianity orignate?
eastern rome empire
For the first time in roman history rome was not most important city?
rome become the 2nd most important city when the empire split under Constantine in 330 AD and constantinople became the capital of the more powerful eastern empire
Who were the byzantines?
The Byzantines were the inheritors of Rome. After Roman Empire split, Eastern Rome became known as the Byzantine empire, after the capital city of Byzantium. The Eastern Empire would outlast Western Rome by centuries.
After the fall of Rome what was the eastern portion of the Roman Empire called?
The Byzantine Empire.
The Eastern Empire became known as the what Empire?
The Byzantine Empire was known as the eastern roman empire in Rome. hope that answers your question correctly.
What were the two parts of divided Rome?
The Roman Empire was divided into eastern and western Rome
What name was giving to the eastern porsion of the roman empire after the fall of rome?
The Byzantine Empire.
What formed most of the western boundary of Rome in the AD 350?
The most Eastern Boundary of Rome was Constantinople which would later become the Capital of the eastern roman empire and then the Byzantiniam empire
Where is the Byzantine Empire during the Crusade?
The Byzantine empire was where the eastern empire of Rome used to be, with its capital being Constantinople.
Did mark Antony leave Rome?
Yes, he left Rome as a Triumvir and ruled the eastern part of the empire.
What part of the Roman empire survived after the fall of the city of Rome?
culture of the eastern roman empire survived the fall of by still being used by the byzantine empire (but i cannot give specific culture dtails)
