While the Western Roman Empire crumbled and fell, the Byzantine Empire thrived and prospered. This was mainly due to the fact that Constantinople (which I will be using as an example), a major city that was part of the Byzantine Empire, had better protection from invasions, prosperous commerce, and a stronger military. First off, the Byzantine Empire had better protection from foreign invaders. For example, Constantinople’s location gave it the ability to easily be easily defended. Constantinople was surrounded by water on three sides, which allowed it to not only be walled on the land side, but on the sea as well. In order to protect the sea sides, they built seawalls to protect from invasions that could come from the water. Next, due to the
