Byzantine Empire
The Byzantine Empire (or Byzantium) was the Roman Empire during Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages, centred on the capital of Constantinople. It is also referred to as the Eastern Roman Empire, primarily in the context of Late Antiquity, while the Western Roman Empire was still maintained. Both "Byzantine Empire" and "Eastern Roman Empire" are historiographical terms applied in later centuries. Throughout its existence it was known simply as the Roman Empire (Greek: Βασιλεία Ῥωμαίων, Basileia Rhōmaiōn; Latin: Imperium Romanum) or Romania (Ῥωμανία) as it was the direct continuation of the Roman state and maintained its traditions. As the Western Roman Empire fragmented and collapsed in the 5th century, Byzantium continued to thrive, existing for more than a thousand years until 1453. During most of its existence, the empire was the most powerful economic, cultural, and military force in Europe.
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... Part of a series on the History of the Byzantine Empire Early period Constantinian Valentinian dynasties Theodosian dynasty Leonid dynasty Justinian dynasty Middle period ... On account of his mild and just reign, he has been called the Byzantine Marcus Aurelius ... faced many difficulties enemies confronted the empire on all sides ...
... Great effectively became the emperor of the whole of the Roman Empire in September 324 ... As the eastern capital of the empire, the city was named Nea Roma however, most simply called it Constantinople, a name that persisted into the 20th century ... Constantinople was proclaimed the capital of an empire that eventually became known as the Byzantine Empire or Eastern Roman Empire ...
... orientalism and exoticism, while the terms "Byzantine" and "Byzantinism" have been used as bywords for decadence, complex bureaucracy, and repression ... Bloc in late 80s and early 90s, the assessment of Byzantine civilisation and its legacy was strongly negative due to their connection with an alleged "Eastern authoritarianism and autocracy." Both Eastern and ... Greece, the focus was mainly on the classical past, while Byzantine tradition had been associated with negative connotations ...
... The Empress of the Eastern Roman/Byzantine Empire (in exile) was the consort of one of the four Byzantine Greek successor states of the Byzantine Emperors, following the ... As all male spouses of the former Byzantine Empire had to be monarchs also, there was never a Byzantine Emperor consort ... They are the successors of Margaret of Hungary or Eudokia Angelina, the last true Byzantine Empresses ...
... In the early 7th century, the region was briefly captured by the Sassanid Empire ... Muslim conquests, repeated raids devastated the region, which became a frontier zone under the new Byzantine themata of Anatolikon and Armeniakon ...
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