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Discuss the rise and fall of the Byzantine Empire. I just need a quick discussion of it - 300 to 500 words. Make sure to mention significant events and persons. Cite references. Thanks!
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Running head: BYZANTINE EMPIRE: THE RISE AND FALL
Byzantine Empire: The Rise and Fall
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Byzantine Empire: The Rise and Fall
In the third century CE, the Roman Empire had grown tremendously. It became
impossible to administer the extensive territory which necessitates its split into an eastern and
western part. The Western empire declined significantly and crumbled in 476 A.D. whereas the
Eastern Empire, Byzantium, flourished for another millennium before declining and falling in
1453. Byzantine Empire, also commonly known as Byzantium was the Eastern Roman Empire.
Byzantium was split from the greater Rome by Emperor Constantine the Great in 330 (Plaster,
2012). The exponential rise of the Byzantine Empire was faci...
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