Byzantine Empire, The

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• Byzantine Empire — the Eastern Roman Empire after the fall of the Western Empire in A.D. 476. Cap.: Constantinople. * * * Empire, southeastern and southern Europe and western Asia. It began as the city of Byzantium, which had grown from an ancient Greek colony… …   Universalium

• The Byzantine Empire —     The Byzantine Empire     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Byzantine Empire     The ancient Roman Empire having been divided into two parts, an Eastern and a Western, the Eastern remained subject to successors of Constantine, whose capital was at …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Byzantine empire — Byzantine By*zan tine (b[i^]*z[a^]n t[i^]n), a. Of or pertaining to Byzantium. n. A native or inhabitant of Byzantium, now Constantinople; sometimes, applied to an inhabitant of the modern city of Constantinople. [Written also {Bizantine}.] [1913 …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Byzantine Empire — This article is about the medieval Roman empire. For other uses, see Byzantine (disambiguation). Roman Empire Βασιλεία Ῥωμαίων, Ῥωμανία Basileia Rhōmaiōn, Rhōmanía Imperium Romanum, Romania …   Wikipedia

• BYZANTINE EMPIRE — Jewish communities existed in the Byzantine Empire throughout its history, from the foundation of constantinople in 330 to the Ottoman conquest of the city in 1453. The centers of Jewish population and the status of the Jews there underwent… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• Byzantine Empire — empire (A.D. 395 1453) in SE Europe & SW Asia, formed by the division of the Roman Empire: cap. Constantinople: see also EASTERN ROMAN EMPIRE …   English World dictionary

• Decline of the Byzantine Empire — The decline of the Byzantine Empire was a process similar to the decline of the Western Roman Empire, in that it lasted many centuries. There is no clear consensus on when this process began; but many dates and time lines have been proposed by… …   Wikipedia

• Byzantine Empire — ♦ The eastern Roman Empire with its capital at Constantinople; it was closely intertwined with the Greek Orthodox church; the empire s long history of advance and retreat ended in 1453 when Constantinople fell to the Ottoman Turks. (Lynch, Joseph …   Medieval glossary

• Jews of the Byzantine Empire — The juridical standing of the Jews of the Byzantine Empire was unique during the entire history of the Empire; they did not belong to the Eastern Orthodox faith, which was the state religion, nor were they in most circumstances grouped together… …   Wikipedia

• Bulgarian uprising against the Byzantine Empire (1040–1041) — The Uprising of Petar Delyan ( bg. Въстанието на Петър Делян) (1040 1041) was a major Bulgarian rebellion against the Byzantine Empire. It was the largest and best organised attempt to be restored the Bulgarian Empire till the rebellion of Ivan… …   Wikipedia