HISTORY
ANCIENT ROME
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Northern Rome
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Southern Rome
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Western Rome
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Eastern Rome
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Byzantine Empire, also referred to as the Eastern Roman Empire or Byzantium, was the continuation of the Roman Empire primarily in its eastern provinces during Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages, when its capital city was Constantinople.
Detailed explanation-2: -How did the Byzantine Empire get its name? Modern historians use the term Byzantine Empire to distinguish the state from the western portion of the Roman Empire. The name refers to Byzantium, an ancient Greek colony and transit point that became the location of the Byzantine Empire’s capital city, Constantinople.
Detailed explanation-3: -Once the Western Roman Empire fell to Germanic conquerors in 476 CE, the Eastern Empire continued on as what historians would later refer to as the Byzantine Empire.