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==Origins==

==Origins==

Roman Emperor Theodosius I split his realm in DA.   

By the mid third century, the Roman Empire was beginning to become unmanagable because of its size and the slow speed of communication from one end to another. In an attempt to ovewrcome these difficulties,the Emperor Theodosius split the Roman Empire into two in 293 AD; each half having an 'Augustus' and a 'Caesar', his second in command and intended successor. This experimnent didn't last long and Constantine re united the empire, moving its capital from Rome to the city of Byzantium which, in due course, he renamed 'Constantinople'.   

==Culture==

==Culture==

The empire was multi-ethnic and predominantly Greek-speaking and Christian.  The empire's heritage consisted of the [[Eastern Orthodox Church]], ancient Greek culture, Byzantine art and architecture and [[Roman law]].  Of the 55,000 ancient Greek texts in existence today, some 40,000 were transmitted by Byzantine scribes. And it was the Byzantine Empire that shielded Western Europe from invasion until it was ready to take its own place at the center of the world stage.  

The empire was multi-ethnic and predominantly Greek-speaking and Christian.  The empire's heritage consisted of the [[Eastern Orthodox Church]], ancient Greek culture, Byzantine art and architecture and [[Roman law]].  Of the 55,000 ancient Greek texts in existence today, some 40,000 were transmitted by Byzantine scribes. And it was the Byzantine Empire that shielded Western Europe from invasion until it was ready to take its own place at the center of the world stage.