Byzantine Empire
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Byzantine Empire
Summary
Byzantine Empire is an empire[1]. It draws 188,786 Wikipedia views per month (empire category, ranking #4 of 28).[2]
Key Facts
- Byzantine Empire's religion is recorded as Eastern Orthodoxy[3].
- Byzantine Empire is located in Roman Empire[4].
- Byzantine Empire is in the country of Roman Empire[5].
- Byzantine Empire is on the continent of Europe[6].
- Byzantine Empire is on the continent of Africa[7].
- Byzantine Empire is on the continent of Asia[8].
- Byzantine Empire's instance of is recorded as empire[9].
- Byzantine Empire's instance of is recorded as historical country[10].
- Byzantine Empire's instance of is recorded as historical period[11].
- Byzantine Empire's instance of is recorded as failed state[12].
- Byzantine Empire's instance of is recorded as administrative territorial entity[13].
- Byzantine Empire's instance of is recorded as culture[14].
- Byzantine Empire's head of state is recorded as Byzantine emperor[15].
- Byzantine Empire's capital is recorded as Constantinople[16].
- Byzantine Empire's official language is recorded as medieval Latin[17].
- Byzantine Empire's official language is recorded as medieval Greek[18].
- Byzantine Empire's currency is recorded as solidus[19].
- Byzantine Empire's currency is recorded as Byzantine coinage[20].
- Byzantine Empire's currency is recorded as miliaresion[21].
- Byzantine Empire's currency is recorded as hyperpyron[22].
- Byzantine Empire's currency is recorded as Histamenon[23].
- Byzantine Empire's currency is recorded as Stavraton[24].
- Byzantine Empire's shares border with is recorded as Western Roman Empire[25].
- Byzantine Empire's basic form of government is recorded as absolute monarchy[26].
- Byzantine Empire's basic form of government is recorded as Dominate[27].
Body
Founding
Recorded inception include January 17, 395[28], 330[29], 286[30], and 285[31].
Identity
Part of include Roman Empire[32], an empire[33] and Rome in the Middle Ages[34], an aspect of history[35]. Predecessors include Ancient Rome[36], Low Roman Empire[37], and Eastern Roman Empire[38]. Successors include Umayyad Caliphate[39], Rashidun Caliphate[40], Ottoman Empire[41], Empire of Trebizond[42], and Emirate of Crete[43].
Dissolution
Byzantine Empire was dissolved in May 29, 1453[44].
Brands and Namesakes
Things named for Byzantine Empire include Ar-Rum[45], a surah[46] and Scylletium[47], a ruins[48], in Italy[49].
Why It Matters
Byzantine Empire draws 188,786 Wikipedia views per month (empire category, ranking #4 of 28).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[50] It is known by 106 alternative names across languages and contexts.[51]
Entities named for it include Ar-Rum[45], a surah[46] and Scylletium[47], a ruins[48], in Italy[49].