There never was a 'Christian Empire' in the sense the questioner seems to mean. Following Jesus, was and is popularly called 'Christianity'. It was mostly a cultural and organized religious, rather than a relationship, practise in the centuries following Jesus' death & resurrection from the grave. It is still the same now.
Jesus' is a spiritual, not an earthly, empire and a love relationship with the Living God ...not a religious practise! And, therefore, it's far more powerful.
Constantinople continued to thrive and preserved Roman culture after Alaric, the King of the Visigoths, invaded Italy and sacked Rome in 410 AD. Rome, then, was the western, earthly capital of the organized religion called 'Christianity', later the Catholic Church. This was because Rome had been the capital of the Roman Empire when the Emperor, Constantine, made Christianity the sole 'religion' of his Empire in 312 AD. Rome was the home of the Catholic Church's Pope.
Constantinople, was located in what's today called Turkey. It got its name in 330 AD when Constantine moved his capital from the west to the previously-called city of Byzantium in the east.
Constantinople continued as the location of the christian Greek Orthodox Church in the east after a split into two separate and hostile branches of early Christianity, Catholic and Greek Orthodox.
Constantinople continued as the home of the 'Patriarch' of the Greek Orthodox Church until captured by the Ottoman Turks (Muslims) in 1261AD. It's now called Istanbul.
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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The natural disasters played a role in the fall of the roman empire when there was plagues, famines, and earthquakes.
No, as religion was what kept The Empire going.
The bishop of Constantinople, also known as the Patriarch of Constantinople, was the leading bishop of the Eastern Orthodox Church and held significant influence over Christian communities in the Byzantine Empire. The position was established in the 4th century and became one of the five major patriarchates, alongside Rome, Alexandria, Antioch, and Jerusalem. The Patriarch of Constantinople played a crucial role in theological debates, church governance, and the preservation of Christian doctrine, especially during pivotal moments like the Great Schism of 1054. This role continues to be important in Eastern Orthodox Christianity today.
When Constantine converted Christian, then Christianity became a state religion for the Roman Empire.
The 4th Crusade was originally created to conquer Jerusalem, which was Muslim-ruled by an invasion through Egypt. Instead, in April of 1204, the crusaders of Western Europe invaded and sacked the Orthodox Christian city of Constantinople, the capital of the Byzantine Empire. The crusaders established the short lived Latin Empire and other "Latin states" in the Byzantine lands they conquered.
The 4th Crusade was originally created to conquer Jerusalem, which was Muslim-ruled by an invasion through Egypt. Instead, in April of 1204, the crusaders of Western Europe invaded and sacked the Orthodox Christian city of Constantinople, the capital of the Byzantine Empire. The crusaders established the short lived Latin Empire and other "Latin states" in the Byzantine lands they conquered.
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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Oleg of Novgorod's role of developing Russia was moving capital of the country from Novgorod to Kiev. He was also leading the attack to Constantinople against Byzantine Empire.
The natural disasters played a role in the fall of the roman empire when there was plagues, famines, and earthquakes.
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they attacked the bazantine empire