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Byzantine Empire

The Byzantine empire was the eastern portion of the ancient Roman empire, where Greek-speaking inhabitants lived.

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How did Aksum's location help the empire grew?

Kingdom of Aksum or Axum, (also known as the Aksumite Empire) grew in importance with the increase of seaborne trade between the Romans and southern India which used the monsoons of the Indian Ocean and passed through the Red Sea. Axum's coasts on the Red Sea made it an important intermediary in this trade. Axum also traded goods from inland Africa which were shipped from its ports of the Red Sea.

What are the differences between Judaism and Byzantine?

The difference between Judaism and Byzantine is whereas Judaism is a Christian sect, Byzantine is not.

Is it true or false the chief language of the byzantine empire was latin?

False. Both Latin and Greek were used in the early years of the empire, but Greek later became the dominant and main language of the Byzantine Empire.

What was the eastern empires religious leaders?

Ajaculator Mantor - a pope at that time hope you do good on what ever you r doing:)

What was special about the location of the capital city of the Byzantine Empire?

The capital of the Byzantine Empire, Constantinople (now Istanbul), was basically the bridge between Europe and Asia. It straddled the Bosporus Strait, which means it was a part of (and still is) Europe and Asia. It also led into the Black Sea from the Mediterranean, and vice versa. It had a strategic military and trading placement.

Who attacked both the Muslims and the Byzantine Empire around 1000?

It was around the year 1000 that the Seljuk Turks stormed onto the scene and began to establish a powerful empire, in the process taking on both the major Islamic Caliphates and the venerable Byzantine Empire

The previous answer was: The Crusades.

While it is true that Crusaders attacked both Byzantium and the Muslim states, they did not start arriving until 1098 when the First Crusade was launched, a Crusade which was allied with the Byzantines, albeit briefly.

Who posed an eastern threat to the Byzantine Empire?

It was migrations in Europe to the north of the empire. During this migration period there were two migratory movements of Germanic peoples. In one there were migrations from Sweden and Denmark to eastern and central Europe. In the other there were migrations from northern Germany to Central Germany. The former migrations initially affected the empire in the east as the Goths and Gepids attacked this part of the empire from the Black Sea and from the river Danube. Later, the initial invaders of the empire in the west came from this movement. The latter migrations put pressure on the Franks and the Alenanni who lived around the frontier on the River Rhine.

The arrival of the Huns in eastern Europe and part of central Europe led to the invasion of Gaul by peoples who lived in central Europe: the Vandals, Sueves, Alans and Burgundians. The vandals Alans and Sueves then moved on to Spain. The vandals and Alans moved on again, this time to Africa.

Subsequently, the Alemanni also invaded and the Franks, who had been allowed to settle in Belgium, eventually took over the whole of Gaul.

The Angles, Saxons and Jutes who had migrated from northern to central Germany migrated to Britannia.

The western empire lost most of its lands.

Why did emperor Constantine want Constantinople to be a christian city?

He did not - he simply legitimised Christianity as one of the acceptable religions - Constantinople was Byzantium, subsequently named after Constantine.

He was a follower of Mithras and had an imperial cult of Sol Invictus - the Sun. He was looking for a religion to back up his temporal authority, and although Mithraism was widespread, it did not have an overall structure. Christianity had bishops who he could harness, so he selected Christianity which he could control through them. You can see in the Christian paintings where people have the sun as a background showing the unity of the two religions - a thousand years later Christians became embarrassed and changed the Sun to a an innocuous halo.

What were the weaknesses of the byzantine empire?

There were no weaknesses of the Byzantine Empire except for the fact that Theodora was empress!!

Which Language Became the major language of the byzantine empire?

Latin was used only in the early years, but then Greek became the major language of the Empire for the rest of its years.

Did the Byzantine Empire collapse and disappear as a result of the Fourth Crusade of 1204?

The empire was overtaken by the Catholic Crusaders in 1204 AD, but it was taken back in 1261 AD. It was weakened, but it did not disappear.

What empire did empress theodora live in?

She lived in the Byzantine empire, or the eastern Roman empire.

She lived in the Byzantine empire, or the eastern Roman empire.

She lived in the Byzantine empire, or the eastern Roman empire.

She lived in the Byzantine empire, or the eastern Roman empire.

She lived in the Byzantine empire, or the eastern Roman empire.

She lived in the Byzantine empire, or the eastern Roman empire.

She lived in the Byzantine empire, or the eastern Roman empire.

She lived in the Byzantine empire, or the eastern Roman empire.

She lived in the Byzantine empire, or the eastern Roman empire.

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