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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 people in question did not know this term and called their empire Roman Empire. The emperor Justinian the Great (reigned 527-565) set out to reconquer lands lost by the western part of the empire. He managed to reconquer eastern Algeria, Tunisia and western Libya from the Vandals, Italy form the Ostrogoths, and southern Spain from the Visigoths . However, these lands were lost again. Northern Italy was invaded by the Lombards sixteen years later, southern Spain was retaken by the Visigoths seventy-two years later and Tunisia, eastern Algeria, Tunisia and western Libya were taken over by the Arabs 130 year later. The rest of the Byzantine possessions in Italy, apart from some coastal areas in the south, were taken over by the Franks 220 years later.

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Why did the capture of Constantinople by the Ottomans mark the end of the byzantine empire when Constantinople was captured by Venice before during the Fourth Crusade?

The Byzantine Empire did not recover from the fall of Constantinople to the Turks because the Turks were a strong local power which captured all of the remaining byzantine territory. Whereas the 4th Crusaders were few in number after they divided up the empire and they only captured part of the Byzantine Empire, the remainder of the Empire split into independent Byzantine powers, one of which the Empire of Nicaea eventually recaptured Constantinople and restored the Byzantine Empire.


What empire did empress theodora live in?

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Is the byzantine empire a Muslim or Christian?

The Byzantine Empire was Christian.


How did the Byzantine Empire get destroyed?

The byzantine Empire was destroyed by the Otter men


What empire was conquered by the Ottoman Empire in 1453?

Constantinople, the capital of the Byzantine Empire was conquered by Sultan Mehmed II, who has also been called Mehmed the Conqueror.

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What region did the Byzantine did the Byzantine Empire recapture?

The Byzantine Empire or Eastern European Empire recaptured North Africa, Italy, and even Rome itself, which it held for about 200 years.


Was the Byzantine empire the region of Paris?

becoz its cheessy


What event ended the byzantine empire's control of constantinople?

The siege and capture of the city by sultan Mehmet the Conqueror, in 1453. That also meant the end of the Byzantine Empire itself.


Which region Byzantine empire recapture?

The Byzantine Empire was able to recapture some of the western provinces of the Roman Empire. This reconquest took place from 533 to 548 under Justinian I.


Which region had the greatest influence on the historical and culture development of the Byzantine empire?

it was Orthodox Christianity which had developed in the eastern part of the Roman Empire before its Byzantine period.


Why did the capture of Constantinople by the Ottomans mark the end of the byzantine empire when Constantinople was captured by Venice before during the Fourth Crusade?

The Byzantine Empire did not recover from the fall of Constantinople to the Turks because the Turks were a strong local power which captured all of the remaining byzantine territory. Whereas the 4th Crusaders were few in number after they divided up the empire and they only captured part of the Byzantine Empire, the remainder of the Empire split into independent Byzantine powers, one of which the Empire of Nicaea eventually recaptured Constantinople and restored the Byzantine Empire.


How was culture revived during Justinians region?

Justinian the Great was a Byzantine emperor. He wanted to revive the culture and power of the Byzantine Empire.


The Crusades began soon after the Seljuk Turks threatened which of the following Christian nations?

The Crusades began soon after the Seljuk Turks threatened the Byzantine Empire, a Christian nation and a key ally of Western Europe. The Seljuk Turks' conquests in Anatolia and their capture of Jerusalem sparked a call for the Crusades to reclaim these territories.


What empire did empress theodora live in?

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What empire followed the Byzantine empire?

The Holy Roman Empire followed the Byzantine Empire.


Who is stronger the holy roman empire of the byzantine empire?

Byzantine Empire. No doubt about it.


In the Byzantine empire the empire did what?

The Byzantine Empire in the year of 1453 to The Ottoman Turks.