Constantine I: The Real Decline Of The Byzantine Empire

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Constantine I, was a Roman Emperor in 330, Constantine decided to make Constantinople the new seat of the Roman Empire: it could be said that this was the real starting date of the Byzantine Empire. While the Western Roman Empire crumbled and fell by 476, the Byzantine one flourished and lasted until 1453 when Constantinople was finally taken by Ottomans. Byzantine Empire was the continuation of the Roman Empire in the eastern part of the Mediterranean. In the course of the fourth century, the Roman world became Increasingly Christian, and the Byzantine Empire was certainly a Christian state.

The major contribution of the Byzantine Empire is the preservation of the Greek language and culture. Greek philosophy, ethics and science became a

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