Question

The eastern continuation of the Roman Empire, centered in Constantinople, is known as the

Answer 1

The eastern continuation of the Roman Empire, centered in Constantinople, is known as the Byzantine Empire. The term "Byzantine" is a modern designation; the people of the empire referred to themselves as Romans and saw their state as the continuation of the Roman Empire. The Byzantine Empire lasted from the fall of the Western Roman Empire in the 5th century until the fall of Constantinople in 1453.