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[[File:125px-Flag_of_Palaeologus_Dynasty_svg.png|thumb|Flag of the Byzantine Empire.]] The '''Byzantine Empire''' (or '''Byzantium''') was the predominantly Greek-speaking Eastern [[Roman Empire]] throughout [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Late_Antiquity Late Antiquity] and the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middle_Ages Middle Ages]. | [[File:125px-Flag_of_Palaeologus_Dynasty_svg.png|thumb|Flag of the Byzantine Empire.]] The '''Byzantine Empire''' (or '''Byzantium''') was the predominantly Greek-speaking remnant Eastern [[Roman Empire]] throughout [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Late_Antiquity Late Antiquity] and the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middle_Ages Middle Ages]. | ||
Known simply as the Roman Empire ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greek_language Greek]: Βασιλεία Ῥωμαίων, ''Basileia Rhōmaiōn)'' or Romania (Ῥωμανία, ''Rhōmanía'') by its contemporaries, the empire was centered on the capital of [[Constantinople]] and was ruled by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Byzantine_emperors emperors] in direct succession to the ancient Roman Emperors after the collapse of the Western Roman Empire. By 1511, the remnants of the Empire were still headed by the House of Palaeologos under [[Manuel Palaeologos]].[[File:140px-Palaiologos_Dynasty_emblem_svg.png|thumb|Byzantine Imperial emblem under the Palaiologoi Dynasty]] | Known simply as the Roman Empire ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greek_language Greek]: Βασιλεία Ῥωμαίων, ''Basileia Rhōmaiōn)'' or Romania (Ῥωμανία, ''Rhōmanía'') by its contemporaries, the empire was centered on the capital of Byzantium (later renamed [[Constantinople]] under Emperor Constantine) and was ruled by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Byzantine_emperors emperors] in direct succession to the ancient Roman Emperors after the collapse of the Western Roman Empire. The Empire was severely weakened in 1203 A.D. when Catholic crusaders sacked Constantinople. By 1511, the remnants of the Empire were still headed by the House of Palaeologos under [[Manuel Palaeologos]].[[File:140px-Palaiologos_Dynasty_emblem_svg.png|thumb|Byzantine Imperial emblem under the Palaiologoi Dynasty]] The Byzantine Empire (technically speaking, the Roman Empire) ended in 1453 when the Ottomans led by Sultan Mehmet II conquered Constantinople. | ||
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The Byzantine Empire (or Byzantium) was the predominantly Greek-speaking remnant Eastern Roman Empire throughout Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages. Known simply as the Roman Empire (Greek: Βασιλεία Ῥωμαίων, Basileia Rhōmaiōn) or Romania (Ῥωμανία, Rhōmanía) by its contemporaries, the empire was centered on the capital of Byzantium (later renamed Constantinople under Emperor Constantine) and was ruled by emperors in direct succession to the ancient Roman Emperors after the collapse of the Western Roman Empire. The Empire was severely weakened in 1203 A.D. when Catholic crusaders sacked Constantinople. By 1511, the remnants of the Empire were still headed by the House of Palaeologos under Manuel Palaeologos.
The Byzantine Empire (technically speaking, the Roman Empire) ended in 1453 when the Ottomans led by Sultan Mehmet II conquered Constantinople.