Eastern Roman Empire
Greek-speaking Roman successor
The Eastern Roman Empire is the eastern half of the Roman Empire after its administrative division in the late fourth century, with its capital at Constantinople (modern Istanbul).
It survived the fall of Rome by nearly a thousand years, until Constantinople fell to the Ottomans in 1453.
Historians typically call it the Byzantine Empire, though its inhabitants considered themselves Romans.
Feminine name, Greek origin
- Corpus Juris CivilisJustinian's Roman legal compilation
- Hagia SophiaHistoric Istanbul religious structure
- RavennaEmilia-Romagna coastal city
- DigestPeriodical of summaries
Carthage · Africa · Italy · Ostrogoths · Vandals
Historic Istanbul religious structure
- ConstantinopleHistoric Turkish metropolis
- BosphorusStrait linking two seas
- Varangian GuardByzantine emperor's foreign soldiers
- Greek fireByzantine incendiary naval weapon
Early church belief formula
- MonophysitismBelief Christ had solely divine nature
- CyrilMale given name
Hue blending crimson and azure
- SenateLegislative body, often bicameral's elder
- TriumphBritish vehicle manufacturer
- CoronationFormal crowning of royalty
- DynastyHereditary ruling succession
Theodora
Feminine name, Greek origin
- Corpus Juris CivilisJustinian's Roman legal compilation
- Hagia SophiaHistoric Istanbul religious structure
- RavennaEmilia-Romagna coastal city
Hagia Sophia
Historic Istanbul religious structure
- ConstantinopleHistoric Turkish metropolis
- BosphorusStrait linking two seas
- Varangian GuardByzantine emperor's foreign soldiers
Greek fire · Purple · Theodora · Justinian
Nicene Creed
Early church belief formula
- MonophysitismBelief Christ had solely divine nature
- CyrilMale given name
Purple
Hue blending crimson and azure
- SenateLegislative body, often bicameral's elder
- TriumphBritish vehicle manufacturer
- CoronationFormal crowning of royalty
Crusades
Medieval wars for Jerusalem
- 5th CenturyAttila the Hun, Vandals, Visigoths, Huns, Ostrogoths
- 6th CenturyTheodora, Hagia Sophia, Corpus Juris Civilis, St. Benedict, Merovingians
- European Empires
- ByzantiumConstantinople, Hagia Sophia, Byzantium, Constantine I, Theodora
- 600sMuhammad, Islam, Mecca, Medina, Tang Dynasty
- ConstantinopleConstantinople, Byzantium, Hagia Sophia, Bosphorus, city walls
Eastern Roman EmpireWestern Roman Empire
Ancient Mediterranean superpower's declining half
Ravenna · Rome · Occident · Western Europe · Frankish Empire
Eastern Roman EmpireWestern Roman Empire
Ancient Mediterranean superpower's declining half
barbarian kingdoms · Frankish Empire · Carolingian Empire · Holy Roman Empire
Eastern Roman EmpireOttoman Empire
Turkish sultanate, 1299-1922
Umayyad Caliphate · Persian Empire · Islamic world · Sassanid Empire · Fatimid Caliphate
empire, northeastern, southeastern, easternmost, Byzantine Empire