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an empire that called itself roman for a thousand years after rome forgot how.
means the eastern half of the roman empire that survived rome's fall and lasted until 1453, centered on constantinople.
from named after byzantion, the ancient greek colony constantine rebuilt into his new capital in 330 ce; the term byzantium itself was coined by historians centuries after it fell, never used by the people living it.
self-imagethey called themselves romans, never byzantines
durationoutlasted rome by roughly a thousand years
end datefell to ottomans in 1453, may 29
greek firesecret weapon, recipe lost to history