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The Byzantine Empire, sometimes referred to as the Eastern Roman Empire, was the continuation of the Roman Empire in the East during Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages, when its capital city was Constantinople (modern-day Istanbul, originally founded as Byzantium). It survived the fragmentation and fall of the Western Roman Empire in the 5th century AD and continued to exist for an additional thousand years until it fell to the Ottoman Turks in 1453. During most of its existence, the empire was the most powerful economic, cultural, and military force in Europe. Both "Byzantine Empire" and "Eastern Roman Empire" are historiographical terms created after the end of the realm; its citizens continued to refer to their empire as the Roman Empire (Ancient Greek: Βασιλεία τῶν Ῥωμαίων, tr. Basileia tôn Rhōmaiōn; Latin: Imperium Romanum), or Romania (Ῥωμανία), and to themselves as "Romans".
Several events from the 4th to 6th centuries mark the period of transition during which the Roman Empire's Greek East and Latin West divided. Constantine I (r. 324–337) reorganised the empire, made Constantinople the new capital, and legalised Christianity. Under Theodosius I (r. 379–395), Christianity became the Empire's official state religion and other religious practices were proscribed. Finally, under the reign of Heraclius (r. 610–641), the Empire's military and administration were restructured and adopted Greek for official use instead of Latin. Thus, although the Roman state continued and Roman state traditions were maintained, modern historians distinguish Byzantium from ancient Rome insofar as it was centred on Constantinople, oriented towards Greek rather than Latin culture, and characterised by Orthodox Christianity.
Brilliance and brutality. Intellect and intrigue. Christianity and carnage. As much of the world descended into the Dark Ages after the fall of Rome, one civilization shone brilliantly: the Byzantine Empire. With ruthless might and supreme ingenuity, the Byzantines ruled over vast swaths of Europe and Asia for more than a thousand years. A bridge to antiquity, it was Byzantium that preserved the classical learning and science that would one day give rise to the Renaissance. Led by rulers who exercised absolute power and architects who pushed beyond Rome's engineering marvels, the Byzantines constructed the ancient world's longest aqueduct, virtually invincible city walls, a massive stadium, and a colossal domed cathedral that defied the laws of nature. The Byzantine Empire was the domina...
Byzantine Empire 395-1453 Visit our Facebook page/Посетите нашу фејсбук страницу: https://www.facebook.com/pages/%D0%97%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%BC%D1%99%D0%B8%D0%B2%D0%BE%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B8-%D0%A1%D1%80%D0%BF%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B5-%D0%98%D1%81%D1%82%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%B8%D1%98%D0%B5/724829277614762?ref=tn_tnmn More simulation : Grand Duchy of Moscow - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bScAFc2lcJ4 Serbian state 1190-2015 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-lAD6198XJE World War III - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X0_dQBFGPzE New Balkan war - 3rd Balkan war- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pAp-cGMly6w Novgorod Republic simulation every year - Новгоро́дская респу́блика https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1iun2va5VGQ
"Soul Eraser", off of the new album "Byzantine", due out on 2/26/2013. Directed by Matt Maloney. Director of Photography: Raul Hernandez Assistant Director: Phree Swearingen Wolfskin, 2013 Music: C.Ojeda Lyrics: C. Ojeda/J. Rakes A hollow grin through black teeth you've found your way in Your god is smiling at you from the foil You've filled a vacancy in hell with your murder of crows It's time to burn the bulb erase the soul No use to lie now You are indentured to a black tar lord A diluted gain with vermillion stains The peril remains A pseudo blend of elation When the devil reveals to be the source of your inner conflict you repress It's the grinding of teeth and the opening of sores that ushers you in Mephitic tomb just a stone's throw away from your son And now your single-wide i...
New Byzantine track, "Signal Path", with lyrics The lyrical content of this song is based on the unexpected massive heart attack that Byzantine's lead guitarist and founding member, Tony Rohrbough, experienced almost 3 years ago. Thankfully, he is onto a full recovery and back with the band.
Medieval Byzantine Chant dedicated to Virgin Mary. Title: "Δεύτε λαοί" (Come ye peoples) Performers: Greek Byzantine Choir Album: "Hymns to the Most Holy Theotokos"
iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/album/id972738955 Byzantine video "Justinian Code" from the album "To Release Is to Resolve".
All credits go to Byzantine, I just wanted to share their awesome music! https://www.facebook.com/Byzantinewv?fref=ts Album: To Release Is To Resolve (2015) Lyrics: There was a time when our bond rose above not long ago Blinded by the allure I was running lost, navigating the lies But I have learned from a life of mistakes to not look back at them And never sow the deadly seeds of doubt in my mind The Devil wants to take me again It was a road less travelled paved with Good intentions that brought me out of hell And those intentions spread like ashes upon my life And through it all I have sacrificed myself to never be the same So who amongst you without fault come forth and cast at me The Devil wants to take me again No one knows the sadness that I hide Failure breaks me down from d...
Good day! Welcome along on a series detailing the rise (I hope) of the Eastern Roman Empire and their return to glory! The game we are playing is Medieval 2 Total War: The Kingdoms Expansion with the Stainless Steel Mod Version 6.4 active. All feedback is welcome. Stainless Steel Homepage: http://www.twcenter.net/forums/forumdisplay.php?314-Stainless-Steel DaC Homepage: http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?736995-Divide-and-Conquer-Version-1-01
Istanbul is a fantastic heritage of the Byzantine Empire and Constantinople, and its unique quality is that it lies on two continents. Europe and Asia are separated by the picturesque Golden Horn Bay. On the quiet Asian side live the wealthy citizens, while the European part is a busy center for business life, and also the ancient city core, full of old monuments, can be found here. There is the Aia Sophia, the Blue Mosque, the Yedikule fortress and the Topkapi Palace. And then there is the colorful, loud and exotic Grand Bazaar, favorite target of the tourists. Let us go to the house of Pierre Loti, drink a cup of Turkish coffee and enjoy the sight of the Marble Sea and the city of the thousand minarets
SPACE BYZANTIUM. WE DID IT. BYZANTIUM CAN INTO SPACE! Explore a vast galaxy full of wonder! Paradox Development Studio, makers of the Crusader Kings and Europa Universalis series presents Stellaris, an evolution of the grand strategy genre with space exploration at its core. Featuring deep strategic gameplay, a rich and enormously diverse selection of alien races and emergent storytelling, Stellaris has engaging challenging gameplay that rewards interstellar exploration as you traverse, discover, interact and learn more about the multitude of species you will encounter during your travels. Etch your name across the cosmos by forging a galactic empire; colonizing remote planets and integrating alien civilizations. Will you expand through war alone or walk the path of diplomacy to achie...
In the shadow of Venice, we visit three great cities. Padova is famed for its venerable university, precious Giotto frescoes, and pilgrim-packed Basilica. Verona is a hit with aficionados of Roman ruins and Romeo and Juliet fans. And Ravenna, with its shimmering mosaics, was once the western bastion of the Byzantine Empire. We enliven each stop with a tasty dose of Italian "dolce vita." At http://www.ricksteves.com, you'll find money-saving travel tips, small-group tours, guidebooks, TV shows, radio programs, podcasts, and more on this destination.
Travel video about destination Rhodes in Greece. Rhodes is the largest island of the Dodecanese, a group of Greek islands located in the southeast of the Aegean Sea just off the west coast of Turkey. Since antiquity its unique location has brought it both power and wealth.On the northernmost tip of the island is the fascinating metropolis of Chora Rodos whose harbor entrance was once adorned by the Seventh Wonder of The World, the Colossus of Rhodes. But the legendary lighthouse has long since gone and today, excursion boats and yachts crowd the island’s former trading harbor that has a rich and dramatic past.Byzantines, Arabs, The Knights of the Order of St. John, Ottomans and Italians, each one influenced the ever-changing history of the island that was first settled in 400 B.C.At the ci...
The Greek islands: jewels thrown into the Aegean Sea. History and nature: Romans and Byzantines, sun worshippers and swimmers, gentle bays, sea as blue as the sky, sky as blue as the sea, and golden sand. Old cities, monasteries built on cliffs, mosaics shining with gold, the scent of the orange orchards, waving, silvery olive trees, taverns and cafes, windmills and idyllic, white walled villages, crowded bays… The 12 most beautiful and most visited islands in one movie! -------------- Watch more travel videos ► http://goo.gl/HYQdhg Join us. Subscribe now! ► http://goo.gl/QHWi2p Be our fan on Facebook ► http://goo.gl/0xmbQk Follow us on Twitter ► http://goo.gl/334ln5 -------------- Thanks for all your support, rating the video and leaving a comment is always appreciated! Please: respec...
Beautiful Greece has evolved over thousands of years, with its beginnings in the Mycenaean and Minoan Civilizations, continuing most notably into Classical Greece, the Hellenistic Period, through the influence of the Roman Empire and its Greek Eastern successor the Byzantine Empire. The Ottoman Empire too had a significant influence on Greek culture, but the Greek war of independence is credited with revitalizing Greece and giving birth to a single entity of its multi-faceted culture throughout the ages. Pavlos Pissanos - By HellasGr.com Drakidis: Paschalis
Istanbul travel guide,the capital of two empires and the only city in the world built on 2 continents. Istanbul has been home for byzantium and Ottoman Empire. This video share the historic and interesting places in European side of Istanbul https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=61e2cKRLa_o My trip started from Eminonu seaport, the continued toward Taksim Square ( City Center on the European Side). then walk along famous Istiklal Avenue where St. Antonio Church and Galata tower , where in between historic tram is still being used . In SultanAhmet, I went to gullhane park (hunting places for the Sultan) and Sultanahmet park with its lovely fountain. then the Hippodrome , the ancient greek horse and chariot racing place. From there I visited SultanAhmet Mosque ( famously known a...
Create your own video on http://studio.stupeflix.com ! The Neo-Renaissance National Assembly of Bulgaria edifice in central Sofia. Sofia has been a centre of Christianity since the times of the Roman Empire. A view of Sofia with the snow-capped peaks of Vitosha rising in the background. The Monument to the Tsar Liberator was inaugurated in 1907. The Largo. The centre of the city is well-known for being paved with yellow Viennese cobblestones. The Alexander Nevsky Cathedral is one of the largest Eastern Orthodox churches in the world. The architecture of Sofia's centre is mostly typically Central European. The former royal palace at Battenberg Square, now the National Art Gallery. The Bulgarian Academy of Sciences building. Front view of the National Palace of Culture. The Neoclassical old ...
Take a tour of Ancient City of Bosra in Bosra, Syrian Arab Republic -- part of the World's Greatest Attractions travel video series by GeoBeats. The half-standing ruins of this dark-stoned city rise out of the southern Syrian landscape. Nearly deserted today, Bosra has a great deal of history from thousands of years of habitation by different cultures. The city is at least old enough to have appeared in historical documents from the fourteenth century BC. Early in the first millennium AD, Bosra became a part of the Roman Empire, which is the strongest influence seen at work in the ruins. Since then, it has been the territory of the Byzantine Empire and the Arabs who swept in during the seventh century. Among the ruined city's Roman and Christian structures, the fortified...
World Tube https://www.youtube.com/user/World1Tube Bulgaria Travel Guide http://bit.ly/11miBJu Go on a journey with Shepherd entertainment and discover the sites and wonders of Nesebar in the Bulgarian Riviera. Walk through this colorful town and discover this ancient city who became a part of the UNESCO world heritage and is now mainly known for its wooden houses, rich history and archeological findings, sided by unique architecture and a handful of touristic opportunities. From Sunny Beach, we reach Nesebar, one of the pearls of Bulgaria by car or ship in a short time. The ancient Mesembria has been a museum town since 1944 and a part of the UNESCO world heritage. The town with a population of 9500 is mainly known for its wooden houses built in the 19th and 20th centuries while the re...
It's the beginning of a beautiful end
I drown again just to taste the sand
Praying to pinholes of light above
The unholy that we don't speak of
A sobering fact that my life has never meant a thing
A memory of perpetual lies
Can you see this pitiful life now on display?
An evolution of my suicide
We cast out liars
We cast out liars
These demons are mine, residing inside
Carving out the inner skull
Making ample room for more
They subdivide, evil comes in legions
A sobering fact that my life has never meant a thing
Whom the gods love shall die young
Antagonist, longing for the agony to persist
My scars shall ripen in the sun
[Solo Tony]
We cast out liars
We cast out liars
Isolated by fire