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Byzantine Empire

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Byzantine Empire successor state to the Roman Empire (see under Rome ), also called Eastern Empire and East Roman Empire. It was named after Byzantium, which Emperor Constantine I rebuilt (AD 330) as Constantinople and made the capital of the entire Roman Empire. Although not foreseen at the time, a division into Eastern and Western empires became permanent after the accession (395) of Honorius in the West and Arcadius in the East. Throughout its existence the Byzantine Empire was subject to important changes in its boundaries. The core of the empire consisted of the Balkan... Read more
Byzantine empire
Byzantine empire The eastern half of the Roman...Emperor THEODOSIUS divided the empire between his sons. After the...Constantinople was the capital of the empire and was famous for its art...invaders overran the Western empire, the Byzantine emperors always hoped to defeat them and ... Read more
Byzantine Empire
Byzantine Empire Christian, Greek-speaking, Eastern Roman Empire...Emperor Constantine I in ad 330. The area of the Byzantine Empire varied greatly, and its history from c. 600...captured Constantinople in 1453, extinguishing the Byzantine Empire. Read more

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