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This city served as the capital of the Byzantine Empire for over a thousand years, strategically located where Europe meets Asia.
- Constantinople
- Athens
- Alexandria
- Antioch
The Byzantine Empire was the continuation of this ancient civilization's eastern half, surviving for nearly a millennium after the western portion fell.
- Greek Empire
- Roman Empire
- Persian Empire
- Macedonian Empire
This Roman emperor founded Constantinople and made Christianity a legal religion, fundamentally shaping the future Byzantine state.
- Justinian I
- Theodosius I
- Constantine I
- Diocletian
This branch of Christianity became the official religion of the Byzantine Empire and remains dominant in Eastern Europe and Russia today.
- Eastern Orthodox Christianity
- Roman Catholicism
- Coptic Christianity
- Nestorian Christianity
The Byzantine Empire finally fell in 1453 when Constantinople was conquered by this expanding Islamic empire.
- Arab Caliphate
- Mongol Empire
- Ottoman Empire
- Seljuk Sultanate
This was the primary language of administration, literature, and daily life in the Byzantine Empire, especially after the 7th century.
- Greek
- Latin
- Aramaic
- Turkish
This famous Byzantine emperor rebuilt Hagia Sophia and attempted to reconquer the former Western Roman territories in the 6th century.
- Constantine I
- Heraclius
- Basil II
- Justinian I
The Byzantine Empire lasted for approximately this many years, from the founding of Constantinople to its fall.
- 500 years
- 1,100 years
- 800 years
- 1,500 years
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