In other words, the Eastern Roman Empire, or the Byzantine Empire, lasted for quite some time; from 284 to 1453 (the first division of the Roman Empire). Byzantium was known as the richest and most ...
The empire lacked a written constitution with ... and disregarding new laws they didn’t like. “Byzantine history abounds in instances of men and women who refused to obey an emperor’s ...
A portrait of the final Byzantine emperor, Constantine XI Palailogos, has been discovered by archaeologists in Greece. The portrait was found on a mid-15th century fresco uncovered at a monastery ...