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The Geography of the Byzantine Empire (Expanding the Empire (Byzantine was…
The Geography of the Byzantine Empire
East
Constantine
Emperor of Byzantine from 306 - 337 A.D.
by 330 A.D. transformed Byzantium into "New Rome"
named it Constantinople
now Istanbul
Started off as Byzantium
Location
the crossroads of Europe and Asia
place where trade routes from each continent met
where trade was easy but protection was not
Eastern Roman Empire
Capital: Byzantium
Byzantine was built off of Byzantium
Old Greek town
West
ripped apart by barbarians
Expanding the Empire
the empire was brought advantages and disadvantages
The surrounding countries around Constantinople weren't as well as protected as it was
north and west had many barbarian kingdoms
barbarians were pushing of on Byzantine
Byzantine was exposed for attack
was main target for the barbarians
had rich resources
Due to long borders
No strong geographical borders
Empire
divided by Diocletian in 293 A.D.
was the emperor at that time