The eastern Roman Empire was able to stay strong because Constantinople and other eastern cities were on trade routes. The economic gains from trade of spices and other items from far east guaranteed wealth and stability. The eastern empire was able to stay rich and strong and then it became known as the Byzantine Empire. :)
The Western half of the Roman Empire in the end suffered much from the combination of less-than-capable emperors and the habit that had grown there of military commanders in the provinces to claim the imperial throne when another emperor had bitten the dust (almost none died in their beds). While every few years this unrest started again, several tribes on the move invaded the Roman provinces, profiting from the fact that local commanders were vying for the throne instead of doing their job.
While Western emperors were grappling with these problems, Eastern emperors at the time had a much more regular succession and the East had the good luck of having a number of very capable emperors. Moreover, the Eastern Empire's territories were much less plagued by great movement of peoples and tribes trying to get in.
Although Byzantium would indeed survive the Western Roman Empire for 1,000 years, there was a long period of decline to precede it,partly brought about by the rise of Islam. When Byzantium finally fell in 1453 it was hardly more than a dirt-poor city-state that had for many years been paying tribute to - and as such was reduced to little more than a client State of - the Ottoman sultan.
It was able to repel the Euroasian peoples who flooded in and took over the Western Empire.
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Each year is 365.242199 days, so a millennium (1000 years) is:(365.242199x1000) 365,242.99 days.
They were made at least as far back as 4000 years ago. They've been made as recently as 500-1000 years ago.
My father's idea is that it originated in Israel 2000 years ago, following this we were deported from israel by the conquering Romans and sent to Britain. after the Romans left we stayed. The name in Israel was Teveth or "November", after coming to Britain it was shortened to Tev. through the next 1000 years or so it became teb (with 1 B) somehow in the 1000 years we had acquired the town of tebworth (might be tebsworth, look it up) after losing our land to the goyam, our family seemed to have scattered to alot of England and some in France, and after the next 1000 years an extra B came along and some of us came to America.
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Even more!!! The western empire fell in 476 ad. The eastern empire fell in 1453 ad. The eastern empire lasted nearly 1000 years longer!
The Eastern Roman empire was much stronger then the Western Roman Empire. The Eastern Roman Empire had more money and soldiers. It also lasted 1000 years longer then the western roman empire
Western breeds are estimated to have lifespans between 350-400 years, while Eastern breeds may live for up to 1000 years under ideal circumstances.
The Eastern Roman Empire was not affected by the Germanic invasions which precipitated the fall of the west. The Eastern Roman Empire continued to exist for another 1000 years, even though it lost many of its territories to Arab, Slav and Turkish invaders over the centuries. Historian call the Eastern Roman Empire after the fall of the Western Roman Empire the Byzantine Empire.
The western part of the Roman Empire fell under the strain of the invasions. The eastern part of this empire was not affected by these invasions and continued to exist for nearly 1000 years.
You should be more specific as to what you are referring to by eastern empire. I will assume that you mean the eastern part of the Roman Empire. Historians have coined the term Byzantine Empire to refer to the eastern part of the Roman Empire after the fall of the western part of this empire. The western part fell under the strain of the invasions by Germanic peoples. The eastern part was not affected by these invasions and continued to exist for nearly 1000 years. The people in question did not know the term Byzantine and called their empire Roman Empire.
Wiki has photos of both the eastern and western bongo on it's site. A picture is worth a 1000 words.
The less the region was removed from the Earth's north frost pole (located in the northeastern part of Russia near Alaska), the more difficult life became and, consequently, the region has a higher technological ceiling. The western part of the empire of Rome was farther from the pole of frost than the eastern part. So when western Rome reached its technological ceiling, eastern Rome (Byzantium) had a growth reserve of about 500-1000 years.
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 western part fell under the strain of the invasions by the Germanic peoples, who eventually took over all of its lands.. The eastern part was not affected by these invasions and this is why it continued to exist for nearly 1000 years
The Byzantine Empire is usually said to be started in 330, when Constantine changed his capital. It when through huge recoveries by Justinian, and followed a long decline. Basil II and the Komnenus kept the empire standing longer, but even them could not prevent the eventual fall of Constantinople in 1453. So from 330 to 1453, if would be 1,123 years.
It spans more than 1000 km (620 mi) from the border with western Texas down to the state of Puebla, in eastern Mexico.