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Aug 24, 2010 · The Byzantine Empire was a vast and powerful civilization with origins that can be traced to A.D. 330, when the Roman emperor Constantine I dedicated a “New Rome” on the site of the ancient...
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Jul 5, 2024 · Byzantine Empire, the eastern half of the Roman Empire, which survived for a thousand years after the western half had crumbled into various feudal kingdoms and which finally fell to Ottoman Turkish onslaughts in 1453.
- Empress Theodora, detail of a wall mosaic, 6th century; in the Church of San Vitale, Ravenna, Italy.
- Heraclius, gold coin; in the Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection, Washington, D.C.
- Justinian II, gold solidus, 7th–8th century; in the British Museum.
- Transfiguration of Christ, mosaic icon, early 13th century; in the Louvre, Paris.
- Leo III, gold solidus, 8th century; in the British Museum.
The Byzantine Empire, also referred to as the Eastern Roman Empire, was the continuation of the Roman Empire centered in Constantinople during Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages.
Sep 19, 2018 · The Byzantine Empire existed from 330 to 1453. It is often called the Eastern Roman Empire or simply Byzantium. The Byzantine capital was founded at Constantinople by Constantine I (r. 306-337).
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- The Byzantine Empire was known for being a Christian state with Greek as its official language. It began as the eastern part of the Roman Empire bu...
- The Byzantine Empire was founded by Roman emperor Constantine I who separated the Roman Empire into western and eastern parts.
- The Byzantine Empire was both Roman and Greek. It started out more Roman but over the centuries it drifted further away from the traditions of the...
Byzantium ( ⫽ bɪˈzæntiəm, - ʃəm ⫽) or Byzantion ( Ancient Greek: Βυζάντιον) was an ancient Thracian settlement and later a Greek city in classical antiquity that became known as Constantinople in late antiquity and which is known as Istanbul today.
Feb 21, 2013 · The ancient city of Byzantium was founded by Greek colonists from Megara around 657 BCE. According to the historian Tacitus, it was built on the European side of the Strait of Bosporus on the order...
Byzantine Empire, Empire, southeastern and southern Europe and western Asia. It began as the city of Byzantium, which had grown from an ancient Greek colony founded on the European side of the Bosporus. The city was taken in 330 ce by Constantine I, who refounded it as Constantinople.
