context: This country has existed for more than thousands of years. During its existence, Eastern Rome was a powerful economic, cultural and military force in Europe, although it continued to decline, especially during the Roman-Persian and Roman-Eastern Arab Wars. The empire was restored during the Macedonian Dynasty, rose as a major force in the Eastern Mediterranean at the end of the 10th century, and was able to rival the Fatimid Caliphate. After 1071, most of Asia Minor was captured by Seljuk Turks. Komnenos Restoration succeeded in strengthening dominance in the 12th century, but after the death of Andronikos I Komnenos and the end of the Komnenos Dynasty at the end of the 12th century, the empire suffered a setback. Eastern Rome was further shaken during the Fourth Crusade in 1204, when the empire was forcibly dissolved and divided into hostile Greek and Latin kingdoms. The empire was successfully re-established in 1261 under the leadership of the Palaiologos emperors, but civil war in the 14th century continued to weaken the imperial power. The remainder of its territory was annexed by the Ottoman Empire in the East-Ottoman Roman War. Finally, Constantinople was captured by the Ottomans on 29 May 1453, marking the end of the Eastern Roman Empire.
question: When Did the Byzantine Empire End?
answers.text: May 1453