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Under the Macedonian Dynasty [867-1056], Byzantium's political power reached its apogee as former territories were incorporated in the Empire, and an element of multi-ethnicity was restored. This period is also significant as the time in which Byzantine culture was spread among the Slavs and other Balkan peoples.
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www.fordham.edu/halsall/byzantium/
www.fordham.edu/halsall/byzantium/
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At the distance of many centuries and thousands of miles, the civilization of the Byzantine Empire presents an appearance of unity. ... The decline of the Byzantine Empire is strikingly exhibited in the depreciation of currency during the reigns of the Comneni. At that period the gold solidus lost its high currency value...
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www.newadvent.org/cathen/03096a.htm
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The Byzantine Empire ... The Byzantine Empire is the term conventionally used to describe the Greek-speaking Roman Empire during the Middle Ages, centred at its capital in Constantinople. ... The name Byzantine Empire is derived from the original Greek name for Constantinople; Byzantium. The name is a modern term and would...
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www.crystalinks.com/byzantine.html
www.crystalinks.com/byzantine.html
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The Byzantine Empire was established with the foundation of Constantinople, but the final separation of the eastern and western empires was not complete until the late fifth century. ... Justinian and the Empire of the East...
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www.gogreece.com/learn/history/Byzantine_empire.html
www.gogreece.com/learn/history/Byzantine_empire.html
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The Byzantine Empire, and its capital of Constantinople, held a strategic geographical significance. Constantinople is located right between the Black Sea and the entrance to the Mediterranean Sea. As a result most trade between Asia, Europe and North Africa had to pass through the Byzantine Empire.
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www.icsd.k12.ny.us/highschool/socstud/global2_review/by...
www.icsd.k12.ny.us/highschool/socstud/global2_review/byzantine_empire.htm
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Explore the exhibition The Glory of Byzantium, a celebration of the second golden age of Byzantine art. Includes Byzantine art themes, the history of Byzantium, and a visual timeline. ... Explore Byzantine works of art...
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www.metmuseum.org/explore/Byzantium/byzhome.html
www.metmuseum.org/explore/Byzantium/byzhome.html
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A Brief Summary of Byzantine History ... The Byzantine Empire, founded when the capital of the Roman Empire was transferred from Rome to Constantinople in 324, existed in the eastern Mediterranean area until the fifteenth century.
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www.metmuseum.org/explore/Byzantium/byz_1.html
www.metmuseum.org/explore/Byzantium/byz_1.html
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Learn about the Byzantine Empire (395-1453 A.D)and visit some interesting links about the Hellenic culture and civilization. ... This page is dedicated in the memory of the 2.500.000 Hellenes(Greeks) ... Choose Your Language...
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www.angelfire.com/bc/byzantium/
www.angelfire.com/bc/byzantium/
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