Byzantine Empire

Byzantine Empire

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The Byzantine Empire, originating from the Eastern Roman Empire, thrived for nearly a millennium after the fall of the Western Roman Empire. It was marked by significant events such as Constantine's establishment of Constantinople, Justinian's legal reforms, and the construction of the Hagia Sophia. The empire faced numerous challenges, including wars with Persia and the rise of Islam. Cultural and religious conflicts, like iconoclasm and the Great Schism, further strained the empire. Despite its decline and eventual fall to the Ottomans in 1453, the Byzantine Empire's legacy endures through its influence on Eastern Orthodox Christianity and the preservation of Greek and Roman texts.

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