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Basileia tōn Rōmaiōn Byzantium
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Basileia tōn Rōmaiōn Byzantium
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ABOUT Basileia tōn Rōmaiōn

Long live the Byzantine Empire!

Capital: Constantinople
Language: Greek
Religion: Orthodox Christian
Treasury: 98,600,000 nomismata(Gold coins)

The Byzantine Empire is the term used to describe the Greek-speaking Roman Empire of the Middle Ages, centered on its capital of Constantinople. It is also known as the Eastern Roman Empire. The Empire's name in Greek was “Basileia tōn Rōmaiōn” which means "The Empire of the Romans”.
By 330, the emperor Constantine had rebuilt the Greek City of Byzantium, renaming it Constantinople. In time, the eastern Roman Empire became known as the Byzantine Empire.
The Byzantine Empire reached its greatest size under the emperor Justinian, who ruled from 527 to 565. Justinian used Byzantine armies to recover western provinces that had been overrun by Germanic invaders. They were successful in conquering North Africa, Italy, and Southern Spain. To restore Roman glory, he launched a program to beautify Constantinople. His great triumph was the church of Hagia Sophia. He set up a commission to collect, revise, and organize all the laws of Rome.
Army:
Horseback:
The soldiers were professionals, they were the best trained, and highly paid fighters in the world.
On foot:
Less glamorous tasks fortifying, everynight digging a ditch, guarding the wagon and the supplies. One of their most powerful weapons was the Greek Flamethrower, handheld or mounted on ships it was deadly.
Movement:
Merchants sold silks from China, wheat from Egypt, gems from India, spices from Southern Asia, slaves from Western Europe, furs from Viking lands in the north.

Human characteristics:
Byzantine artists made unique contributions in religious art and architecture, that influenced western styles from the middle Ages to the present. Byzantine Empire had a superior army compared to most other powers.
Despite the importance the Byzantine Empire attached to its position as the defender of true, orthodox Christianity against Muslim and Catholic alike, it is worth noting that the Empire never developed or understood the concept of a "holy war". It's neighbours' concepts of Jihad and Crusade seemed to it gross perversions of scripture or simple excuses for looting and destruction. Emperors, generals and military theorists alike found war to be a failing of governance and political relations, to be avoided whenever possible. Only wars waged defensively or to avenge a wrong could in any sense be considered just, and in such cases the Byzantines felt that God would protect them.
Basileus(Emperor) : WBA{SK} Βασιλεύς Killtor
Megas Domestikos (Supreme commander) :
Patriarch of Konstantinopolis:
Tribounos of Konstantinopolis:
Chief of varangian guard:
Chief of the Royal fleet:
Kephale of Thessaloniki:
Kephale of Adrianopolis:
Chief of mercenaries:
Constable:
Master of the camp:
Master of horse:
Master of foot:
Treasurer:
Count of the Battalions:
General of the Thema Anatolikon:

Allies: .:Fürstentum Liechtenstein:., The Greek City-States, Bzyantium (=B_Z=)
Enemies: Kingdom of Italy

Byzantium[wahgfinal.wikispaces.com]
Byzantine ranks[greekheraldry.com]
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I'm Inside Your Urethra 23 Jun, 2011 @ 11:23pm 
The alliance is accepted.
Issus333 20 Jun, 2011 @ 10:40pm 
I propose an alliance with Byzantium.
I'm Inside Your Urethra 15 Jan, 2011 @ 7:38am 
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