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'''Byzantium''', also called the '''Byzantine Empire''' or the '''Eastern Roman Empire''', was an imperial state that lasted from 395-1453 CE. It is commonly viewed as a medieval continuation of the [[Roman Empire (27 BCE–395 CE)|Roman Empire]].
'''Byzantium''', also called the '''Byzantine Empire''' or the '''Eastern Roman Empire''', was an imperial state that lasted from 395-1453 CE. It is commonly viewed as a medieval continuation of the [[Roman Empire (27 BCE–395 CE)|Roman Empire]].
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Eastern Roman Empire
Βασιλεία Ῥωμαίων
476 CE–1453 CE
Flag of Eastern Roman Empire
Flag
Byzantium in 555CE
Byzantium in 555CE
CapitalConstantinople
Common languagesGreek
Dominant mode of productionFeudalism
History
• Formation of the Roman Empire
27 BCE
• Fall of the Western Roman Empire
476 CE
• Constantinople falls; Byzantium ends
1453 CE
Population
• 565 CE estimate
~26,000,000
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Byzantium, also called the Byzantine Empire or the Eastern Roman Empire, was an imperial state that lasted from 395-1453 CE. It is commonly viewed as a medieval continuation of the Roman Empire.