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Volume 18Do you consider the Eastern Roman/Byzantine empire a direct and literal continuation of the Roman Empire?
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Anno Dominic asks Do you consider the Eastern Roman/Byzantine empire a direct and literal continuation of the Roman Empire? And I mean right up until 1453. As they considered themselves Roman, and the term Byzantine only came about centuries later. How do you feel about the designation Byzantine?
Yes, I do consider them the continuation of the Roman Empire because they quite literally were. Granted, their language and customs changed dramatically over the centuries, but there is a very straight line that can be drawn.
As for the word Byzantine, I have no problem with it. While the Byzantines were the direct continuation of Rome, they were different, and having a different word to describe them simply helps clarify things.
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