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Byzantine Empire , often simply called , was the eastern continuation of the Roman Empire that survived for over a thousand years after the Western Roman Empire collapsed in 476 CE. Centered in the legendary city of Constantinople (modern-day

Before it was an empire, was a modest city. Founded by Greek colonists from Megara in 657 BCE, the city sat on the European side of the Bosporus Strait. Its genius was its location. Whoever controlled Byzantium controlled the trade routes between the Black Sea and the Mediterranean. byzantium

We use the word "byzantine" to mean overly complex or devious. That’s a disservice to a people who kept the light of classical knowledge burning while Western Europe stumbled through the Dark Ages. Byzantine Empire , often simply called , was

This is the story of an empire that refused to die, evolving from the remnants of ancient Rome into a medieval superpower that defined the cultural and political landscape of the Mediterranean. Its genius was its location