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  • Population of Regions in the Byzantine Empire in the Age of Justinian

    Population of Regions in the Byzantine Empire in the Age of Justinian

    This is a pie chart showing the distribution of the population of the Byzantine Empire in 560s AD at the end of the Justinian era. As one can see, Anatolia had the greatest percentage of citizens in the empire. Syria and Egypt were the next most populus regions of the empire. These were the regions of the empire conquered by ShahShah Khosrow II in his attempt to reestablish the old borders of the Achaemenid Empire. By the time…

  • When was the Byzantine Empire at its Height?

    The Byzantine Empire was an empire that endured for more than a millennium. However, when was the empire truly the strongest and most influential in Europe?

  • Cities in the Byzantine Empire in 1050 AD: Macedonian Dynasty

    Cities in the Byzantine Empire in 1050 AD: Macedonian Dynasty

    This post shows charts showcasing the populations of the biggest cities in the Byzantine Empire in 1050 AD right before the Great Schism between the Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church in Constantinople.

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