The continuation of the Roman Empire in the east, centered on Constantinople; it preserved Greco-Roman civilization, Christian theology, and Roman law for over a millennium until the Ottoman conquest in 1453.
Conquered by the Ottoman Empire under Mehmed II, who stormed Constantinople on 29 May 1453; the last emperor, Constantine XI Palaiologos, died in the fighting, ending the eastern Roman line.
The atlas holds 13 border frames for Byzantine Empire — the shape you scrub through changes in 330 · 450 · 550 · 650 · 750 · 850 · 950 · 1050 · 1077 · 1150 · 1262 · 1290 · 1350.
The standard scholarly reference on Byzantine political history from foundation to fall.
The classic narrative covering both the Western and Eastern Roman empires; essential background for understanding Byzantium's place in world history.
Justinian’s great general and the sixth-century empire at its height.