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The Byzantine Empire: The Eastern Roman Empire That Survived a Thousand Years
The Byzantine Empire, also known as the Eastern Roman Empire, was the continuation of the Roman Empire in the East, centered on Constantinople. It endured for over a thousand years after the fall of the Western Roman Empire, preserving Greco-Roman culture and acting as a major power until its fall to the Ottoman Turks in 1453.