Isiah Rodriguez
Mr. Maniates
History 101
30 March 2016
Byzantine Empire
The Byzantine Empire, sometimes referred to as the Eastern Roman Empire, was the continuation of the Roman Empire in the Middle Ages, when its capital city was Constantinople. It survived the fall of the Western Roman Empire in the 5th century AD and continued to exist for an additional thousand years until it fell to the Ottoman Turks in 1453. It was one of the strongest empire to exist and even though some citizens still referred to it as the Roman Empire, it was still as powerful or even more. Many good things came from the Byzantine Empire and not only did they stick with some of Rome’s technology instead they made new weapons and better tactics. Some of these improvements …show more content…
The silk road as it was known for, was one of the biggest supply roads Byzantine had. Silk was mostly the most prized possession to have during that time because it was difficult to get and the price was pretty high. Taxing these stuff was important for the Byzantine Empire because most of the money would come from taxation. Some silks have even been discovered in graves in Egypt which shows only upper-class people would usually have them. With more and more trade Constantinople was getting more and more population which meant that the Byzantine Empire had to expand its borders and conquer territory. During the reign of Justinian I the empire started to expand and conquered territory that the Roman Empire had lost. Even though the Byzantine Empire was an expansion of Roman Empire their grand strategies were significantly different. The Byzantines realized that they could not go and conquer enemies just for the heck of it. The Romans had done this for a very long time because it had work for them but, to destroy an enemy exhausted Byzantine forces and opened the way for the next wave of invaders. According to Edward luttwak he explains the byzantine empire by saying "The genius
Mr. Maniates
History 101
30 March 2016
Byzantine Empire
The Byzantine Empire, sometimes referred to as the Eastern Roman Empire, was the continuation of the Roman Empire in the Middle Ages, when its capital city was Constantinople. It survived the fall of the Western Roman Empire in the 5th century AD and continued to exist for an additional thousand years until it fell to the Ottoman Turks in 1453. It was one of the strongest empire to exist and even though some citizens still referred to it as the Roman Empire, it was still as powerful or even more. Many good things came from the Byzantine Empire and not only did they stick with some of Rome’s technology instead they made new weapons and better tactics. Some of these improvements …show more content…
The silk road as it was known for, was one of the biggest supply roads Byzantine had. Silk was mostly the most prized possession to have during that time because it was difficult to get and the price was pretty high. Taxing these stuff was important for the Byzantine Empire because most of the money would come from taxation. Some silks have even been discovered in graves in Egypt which shows only upper-class people would usually have them. With more and more trade Constantinople was getting more and more population which meant that the Byzantine Empire had to expand its borders and conquer territory. During the reign of Justinian I the empire started to expand and conquered territory that the Roman Empire had lost. Even though the Byzantine Empire was an expansion of Roman Empire their grand strategies were significantly different. The Byzantines realized that they could not go and conquer enemies just for the heck of it. The Romans had done this for a very long time because it had work for them but, to destroy an enemy exhausted Byzantine forces and opened the way for the next wave of invaders. According to Edward luttwak he explains the byzantine empire by saying "The genius