Byzantine Empire

The Byzantine Empire was a successor of the Roman Empire. In the time of Arthur it possessed some lands of the Mediterranean. Its heart included the ancient land of Greece, including the cities of Athens and Thessalonika, and lay between Pelagus Niger to the north and Pelagus Adriaticus to the west. To the south-east is Syria.
==Behind the scenes==
The Byzantine Empire appears on the Europe & the Middle East map, with the label being on Asia Minor (present day Turkey). The map is dated 800 AD, therefore the Empire shown corresponds to the Isaurian era when its territory had shrunk significantly. In that time, except Greece and Turkey, the Empire possessed Sardinia, Sicily, and a small region of southern Italy.
The term "Byzantine Empire" is anachronistic, as it was used, in historical context, after its fall (1492 AD); its contemporary name was "Roman Empire", being a successor to it.
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