The traditions, both societally and politically, of the Roman empire were carried on more by the Byzantines empire than the rest of Medieval Europe. Of these two “Children of Rome” only the Byzantine Empire was the one to carry on its mantle. As such the Byzantine empire was more of a transformation of the Roman empire which it had proceeded it in a number of different ways.
One of the key features that defined the Roman empire was a strong central government. Of the two “Children of Rome,” only the Byzantine empire, still assured of their personal identity of being Roman, retained this fundamental element. Whereas the political hierarchy of the medieval Europe splintered into a number of different factions lacking a strong central government.
One of the key features that defined the Roman empire was a strong central government. Of the two “Children of Rome,” only the Byzantine empire, still assured of their personal identity of being Roman, retained this fundamental element. Whereas the political hierarchy of the medieval Europe splintered into a number of different factions lacking a strong central government.