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the eastern empire
Title: the eastern empire
Category: History
Details: Words: 407 | Pages: 1.7 (approximately 235 words/page)
the eastern empire
The Eastern Empire is referred to today as the Byzantine Empire. The empire was located in Constantinople. The Empire, ruled by Arcadius, was wealthy and heavily populated. It was a Greek-speaking Christian state. This empire was very different from old Rome. Arcadius reigned from 408-450. He, despite his age and inexperience, fortified the empire.
Justinian became emperor in 527. He was and able and determined ruler. He waged long wars against the Vandals in Africa, the Ostrogoths …showed first 75 words of 407 total…
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…showed last 75 words of 407 total…the Greek ruler at Nicaea, founded the last line of Byzantine rulers in 1261, when he overthrew the Latin kingdom and captured Constantinople. (e.n) The empire stood strong again, because the Latins were not able to restore their kingdom. The area around Constantinople was all that remained of the empire by the end of the 1300’s. In 1453, Constantinople fell to the Turks. Killed in the battle was, Constantine Palaeologus, the last of the Byzantine Emperors.
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