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The Byzantine Empire is best know for its role in spreading Christianity and for its capital city, Constantinople, which was originally Byzantium, but Emperor Constantine moved the capital from Rome to Constantinople during the last years of the Roman Empire. Back to Christianity, the Byzantines spread Christianity throughout their lands from Russia to modern-day Turkey. The spread of Christianity stopped when the Umayyad Caliphate in the Middle East rapidly began conquering lands and making many people change from Christianity to Islam.

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Name 3 cities in byzantine empire in the year 550 ad?

constantinople, jerusalem and alexandria


Name three ways the Byzantine Empire influenced later civilizations including Russia?

1) Byzantine missionaries spread Orthodox Christianity to Serbia, Bulgaria, Romania, Moldova, Ukraine and Russia. 2) Byzantine church architecture influenced church architecture in the mentioned areas. 3) After the fall of the Byzantine Empire, the Tsar Ivan III, who had married the niece of the last Byzantine emperor, saw himself as the successor of this empire. Some Orthodox Christians then nominated Moscow as the third Rome. Russia was called for a period of time "The Third Rome."


Who were the 3 rulers of the Byzantine empire?

I can name 2: Manuel Comnenus and Alexius Comnenus they were leaders during the first and 2nd crusades


List three reasons for the final decline of the Byzantine empire?

1. External threats such as the Muslims and Turks who eventually overthrew it 2.Shrinking territory from the time of Justinian 3. Civil wars and splits within the empire


How did the Byzantine Empire start to expand?

Its actually a slightly tricky question. I think that the best answer is that the Byzantine Empire is essentially the successor state to the Roman Empire. Emperor Constantine, feeling the Empire was too large to govern, split the empire into East and West. After the Roman Empire fell, the remnant, the Eastern Empire came to be known as the Byzantine Empire. The Byzantine emperors called themselves Emperors of the Romans. **Actually the answer above is a bit off the mark. Constantine was the Emperor who reunited the Empire. Diocletian was the one who split it into western and eastern sections. Diocletian was also the one who set up a Tetrarchy (meaning there were four rulers). Each part of the Empire had an Augustus, or senior Emperor, and a Caesar, or junior Emperor. Diocletian rules in the east, Maximian took the west and ruled from Mediolanum (now known as Milan). Galerius was placed as Caesar in the Balkans, and Constantius Chlorus (Constantine's father) was given the area Gaul and Britain to rule. Different historians place the "beginning" of the Byzantine Empire at different dates according to which event they consider more important. There are 3 candidates for the beginning of the Empire: 1. 285 AD, when Diocletian split the Empire. 2. 324 AD, when Constantine started building the new capital. 3. 330 AD, when this new capital (Constantinople) was dedicated. One of the best books on The Byzantine Empire is a 3-volume set written by John Julius Norwich: Volume I - Byzantium: The Early Years Volume II - Byzantium: The Apogee Volume III - Byzantium: The Decline and Fall There are many others, but this series should be an excellent introduction.

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What were the 3 achievements of the byzantine empire?

Their government, military, and their culture.


What 3 countries were part of the first crusade?

Holy Roman Empire, England, and The Byzantine Empire


Name 3 cities in byzantine empire in the year 550 ad?

constantinople, jerusalem and alexandria


What was the most important contribution the people of the Byzantine Empire made to later civilizations?

there are 3 species of llama


Name three ways the Byzantine Empire influenced later civilizations including Russia?

1) Byzantine missionaries spread Orthodox Christianity to Serbia, Bulgaria, Romania, Moldova, Ukraine and Russia. 2) Byzantine church architecture influenced church architecture in the mentioned areas. 3) After the fall of the Byzantine Empire, the Tsar Ivan III, who had married the niece of the last Byzantine emperor, saw himself as the successor of this empire. Some Orthodox Christians then nominated Moscow as the third Rome. Russia was called for a period of time "The Third Rome."


Who were the 3 rulers of the Byzantine empire?

I can name 2: Manuel Comnenus and Alexius Comnenus they were leaders during the first and 2nd crusades


What are some key aspects for byzantine empire?

1. Justinian codes. 2. Preserved Greek and Roman cultures. 3. Hagia Sophia.


When the Roman Empire broke apart in the fifth century over time the Eastern Roman Empire became known?

The Byzantine Roman Empire aka Eastern Roman Empire did become known but the Roman Empire did not seperate till much later because Julius Caesar came into power in the 6th century bc.The Eastern Roman Empire lasted till 1453 and the Western Roman Empire fell a century or two before that. When the Roman Empire seperated or divided was in the 3rd century ad 3 centuries after Jesus Christ died on the cross for us all.


What 3 empires ruled Istanbul at one time?

Istanbul, historically known as Byzantium and later Constantinople, was ruled by three major empires: the Roman Empire, which established it as a significant city; the Byzantine Empire, which continued its legacy as a center of Christianity and culture; and the Ottoman Empire, which conquered the city in 1453 and transformed it into a major Islamic capital. Each empire left a profound impact on the city's architecture, culture, and history.


List three reasons for the final decline of the Byzantine empire?

1. External threats such as the Muslims and Turks who eventually overthrew it 2.Shrinking territory from the time of Justinian 3. Civil wars and splits within the empire


What two empires were so weak that it actually helped Islam spread?

The Byzantine Empire and the Sassanian Empire were so weak that the Islamic Rashidun Caliphate conquered 2/3 of the land of the former and completely conquered the latter.


How did the Byzantine Empire start to expand?

Its actually a slightly tricky question. I think that the best answer is that the Byzantine Empire is essentially the successor state to the Roman Empire. Emperor Constantine, feeling the Empire was too large to govern, split the empire into East and West. After the Roman Empire fell, the remnant, the Eastern Empire came to be known as the Byzantine Empire. The Byzantine emperors called themselves Emperors of the Romans. **Actually the answer above is a bit off the mark. Constantine was the Emperor who reunited the Empire. Diocletian was the one who split it into western and eastern sections. Diocletian was also the one who set up a Tetrarchy (meaning there were four rulers). Each part of the Empire had an Augustus, or senior Emperor, and a Caesar, or junior Emperor. Diocletian rules in the east, Maximian took the west and ruled from Mediolanum (now known as Milan). Galerius was placed as Caesar in the Balkans, and Constantius Chlorus (Constantine's father) was given the area Gaul and Britain to rule. Different historians place the "beginning" of the Byzantine Empire at different dates according to which event they consider more important. There are 3 candidates for the beginning of the Empire: 1. 285 AD, when Diocletian split the Empire. 2. 324 AD, when Constantine started building the new capital. 3. 330 AD, when this new capital (Constantinople) was dedicated. One of the best books on The Byzantine Empire is a 3-volume set written by John Julius Norwich: Volume I - Byzantium: The Early Years Volume II - Byzantium: The Apogee Volume III - Byzantium: The Decline and Fall There are many others, but this series should be an excellent introduction.