The Differences Between The Roman Empire and The Byzantine Empire

The Byzantine Empire or Eastern Roman Empire was the Roman Empire during the Middle Ages, centered on the capital of Constantinople, and ruled by emperors in direct succession to the ancient Roman emperors. It was called the Roman Empire, and also Romania, by its inhabitants and its neighbours. As the distinction between "Roman Empire" and "Byzantine Empire" is purely a modern convention, it is not possible to assign a date of separation, but an important point is the Emperor Constantine I's transfer in 324 of the capital from Nicomedia (in Anatolia) to Byzantium on the Bosphorus, which became Constantinople (alternatively "New Rome").

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[TheFalcon1131]

@wowsuxballz It created its own legacy!

[TheFalcon1131]

@Roadracer987654321 Romania YES,

Czech R., Hungary NO

[Lenangreal]

@wowsuxballz costantinople is considered the second rome, and calling themselves romans was more of a tradition

[wowsuxballz]

@Lenangreal but still, how can the byzantines call themselves the roman empire when they dont even control rome? something similar would be if a future space empire called itself the terran empire but not having control of terra(earth in latin) at all.

[wowsuxballz]

@TheFalcon1131 a quote of voltaire's actually makes fun of the holy roman empire by saying it was neither holy, roman, nor an empire at all.

[wowsuxballz]

the faction description blurb in medieval ii total war best sums up the difference. the byzantine empire inherited the legacy of the roman empire, but has done little to further that legacy.

[Roadracer987654321]

Is Romania part of the Former Roman Empire ? what about some of the Russian Territories and parts of the Czech Republic and Hungary ?

[TheFalcon1131]

I'm not religious either and I was baptised in the Orthodox church.

However I have first cousins who were born in Catholic countries and since their mother was Catholic they followed Catholisism. They come to Greece and they go to the Ortodox church, or I might go to a Catholic church when I visit them. I don't see any problem and yes the schism frm the middle ages doesn't make any sense anymore nowdays.

[Lenangreal]

the schism between the latin and greek church nowadays has no sense. Although im not religious, i believe in an unification. The are 5 patriarchs (pentarchy) of the christian church: Rome, Costantinople, Alexandria, Antioch, Jerusalem. All excluding rome are part of the orthodox church, they refused the authority of the pope over the other 4 because of the autocephaly. Although i was baptized as catholic, i believe in the orthodox vision: all the patriarchs should have same power.

[TheFalcon1131]

@Lenangreal

You are absolutely correct here we are in full agreement.

The Holy Roman Empire was German but they called it also Roman, and that was another falsehood.