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Definition: Byzantine Empire from The Macquarie Dictionary
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the Eastern Roman Empire after the fall of the Western Empire in AD 476, having Constantinople as its capital.


Byzantine Empire

From The Hutchinson Unabridged Encyclopedia with Atlas and Weather Guide
The Eastern Roman Empire 395–1453, with its capital at Constantinople (formerly Byzantium, modern Istanbul). It was the direct continuation of the Roman Empire in the East, and inherited many of its traditions and institutions. Split from the West As the Roman Empire split into East and West, the Byzantine Empire emerged as its successor in the East and gradually transformed into a late medieval Greek state. The process began when Constantine I, the Great, founded Constantinople, or Nova Roma as the new, Christian, capital of the Roman Empire AD 330. The final division between East and West came after the death of Theodosius I 395 and the accession of his elder son, Arcadius, to the throne of the Eastern Empire marked its supremacy. Both parts suffered attacks from ‘barbarian’ tribes, mainly the Goths, Vandals, or Huns, but the East with its greater resources generally succeeded in deflecting their attacks to the west, where the last emperor was deposed 476. The Empire's early…
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Christian, Greek-speaking, Eastern Roman Empire , which outlasted the Roman Empire in the West by nearly 1000 years. Constantinople (Byzantium or Istanbul ) was established by the Roman Emperor Constantine I in ad 330. The area of the Byzantine Empire varied greatly, and its history from c .600 was…
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The continuation of the Roman empire in the East from 306 c.e. to the capture of Constantinople by the Ottoman Turks in 1453. The volume and importance of trade and commerce, both local and international, in the Byzantine empire varied greatly over time because of various political and economic…
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In the early 300s C.E., Emperor Diocletian came to the conclusion that the Roman Empire was too unwieldy for one man to rule. He therefore appointed himself and Maximian as coemperors, or augusti, and named a subordinate to each, creating two caesars, which effectively divided the empire into…
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From Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
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 . The area at this time was…
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From The Hutchinson Unabridged Encyclopedia with Atlas and Weather Guide
The Eastern Roman Empire 395–1453, with its capital at Constantinople (formerly Byzantium, modern Istanbul). It was the direct continuation of the Roman Empire in the East, and inherited many of its traditions and institutions. Split from the West As the Roman Empire split into East and West, the…
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From The Columbia Encyclopedia
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 ( A.D. 330) as Constantinople and made the capital of the entire Roman Empire. Although not foreseen at the time, a division into…
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From Merriam-Webster's Geographical Dictionary
Empire of SE and S Europe and W Asia, 4th–15th cents., with boundaries varying greatly; in earliest period generally termed Eastern Roman Empire, 395–476, with ✽ at Constantinople (earlier Byzantium); first Byzantine emperor, so called, Zeno the Isaurian (474–491). Reached its greatest extent under…
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From The Hutchinson Unabridged Encyclopedia with Atlas and Weather Guide
330 The Emperor Constantine converts to Christianity and moves his capital to Constantinople. 395 The Roman Empire is divided into eastern and western halves. 476 The Western Empire is overrun by barbarian invaders. 527–565 Emperor Justinian I temporarily recovers Italy, North Africa, and parts of…
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Long after the fall of the western Roman Empire in the fifth century, the eastern portion centered in Constantinople retained its Roman identity. The eastern empire remained prosperous, lying advantageously along both land and sea trade routes. It continued to battle a longtime adversary, Persia, …
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The city of Constantinople, or Byzantium, was founded, according to legend, in 667 BCE , by Greeks from Megara and gradually rose in importance during the Roman Empire. Its initial importance was its position on the trade routes in the eastern Mediterranean, especially its close access to the land…
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