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Byzantine Empire (former nation/state/empire) |
Note: The eastern provinces of the Roman Empire; particularly as established by Theodosius in 395 CE, a Christian empire that comprised the eastern half of the Roman Empire, which survived for 1000 years after western half crumbled into various feudal kingdoms; fell to Ottoman Turks in 1453; at the death of Justinian in 565 CE it included Asia Minor, Palestine, parts of North Africa, Greece, Italy, Sicily, Sardinia, Dalmatia, and southern Spain. |
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| Byzantine Empire (preferred,C,O,English-P,U,N)
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| East Roman Empire (C,O,English,U,N)
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| Eastern Roman Empire (C,V)
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| Empire of the East (C,O,English,U,N)
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| Empire byzantin (C,O,French-P,U,N)
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| former nation/state/empire (preferred, C) |
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| historical region (C) |
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| empire (H) |
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Related geographic places: |
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| distinguished from .... |
Western Roman Empire .......... (former nation/state/empire) |
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(World) [7594707] |
| historical connection .... |
Latin Empire .......... (former nation/state/empire) |
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(World, Asia) [8711787] |
| successor of .... |
Roman Empire .......... (former nation/state/empire) |
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(World) [7030347] |
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