Byzantium, renamed Constantinople.
Islam became a rival of Christianity in the Byzantine Empire.
The Byzantine Empire, also referred to as the Eastern Roman Empire or Byzantium, was the continuation of the Roman Empire in its eastern provinces during Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages, when its capital city was Constantinople.
The state religion of the Byzantine Empire, during the entire time we refer to it by that name, was Christianity.
During the decline of the Roman Empire, the empire was split into a western and eastern half. The capital of the western half was Rome, until it was invaded and captured by the visa-goths from modern day Germany. The eastern half was centered around Constantinople or modern day Istanbul After the collapse of the eastern empire, the western half was renamed the Byzantine Empire. So the Byzantine Empire was the eastern half of the Roman Empire.
>Constantinople fell with rome in 414 to the Byzantine Empire. >>Constantinople fell on May 29, 1453 to Sultan Mehmet the Conqueror. This is when the Byzantine Empire also fell, and the Hagia Sophia became a mosque.
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
The Byzantine empire was where the eastern empire of Rome used to be, with its capital being Constantinople.
Islam became a rival of Christianity in the Byzantine Empire.
Islam became the strongest rival of Christianity in the Byzantine Empire.
The Byzantine Empire, also referred to as the Eastern Roman Empire or Byzantium, was the continuation of the Roman Empire in its eastern provinces during Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages, when its capital city was Constantinople.
The state religion of the Byzantine Empire, during the entire time we refer to it by that name, was Christianity.
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.
After the Byzantine-Sassanid War of 602-28 Syria became again a province of the Byzantine Empire. During the Muslim conquests of 634-718 Syria is conquered and became a caliphate (Islamic state) in the Middle East.
Alexios I Comnenos, Constantinople
During the Byzantine Empire.
During the decline of the Roman Empire, the empire was split into a western and eastern half. The capital of the western half was Rome, until it was invaded and captured by the visa-goths from modern day Germany. The eastern half was centered around Constantinople or modern day Istanbul After the collapse of the eastern empire, the western half was renamed the Byzantine Empire. So the Byzantine Empire was the eastern half of the Roman Empire.
>Constantinople fell with rome in 414 to the Byzantine Empire. >>Constantinople fell on May 29, 1453 to Sultan Mehmet the Conqueror. This is when the Byzantine Empire also fell, and the Hagia Sophia became a mosque.