Scientists Assert That This Was The Cause Of The Byzantine Empire’s Demise – And That People Today Should Be Alarmed

In case you were thinking, the Byzantine Empire was called after Byzas, the founder of the Greek city of Byzantium. Built on the brink of the Bosphorus strait, this colony served as a vital link between Europe and Asia. While the city was renamed Constantinople when it became the center of Emperor Constantine’s “New Rome,” it is now known as Istanbul.

How did life in the Byzantine Empire go? Despite the fact that Latin was the official language of Rome, Greek was extensively spoken. Surprisingly, citizens continued to identify as both Roman and Christian, despite Constantine’s declaration of Christianity as Rome’s official religion. Given their Greek cultural influences, the Byzantines believed themselves Rome’s heirs.