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Byzantine Empire
Title: Byzantine Empire
Category: History
Details: Words: 616 | Pages: 2.6 (approximately 235 words/page)
Byzantine Empire
The Byzantine Empire is sometimes referred to as the East Roman Empire. The word Byzantine, in fact, comes from "Byzantium," which is the Greek name for a city on the Bosphorus. It was established with the foundation of Constantinople, the capital. The Empire included parts of both southern and Eastern Europe, the Middle East, and northern Africa. The ancient Roman Empire having been divided into two parts, an East and West with the east being …showed first 75 words of 616 total…
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…showed last 75 words of 616 total…the stola. The stola is was really just a shirt with bell-sleeves. These were all very full of bright colors because the Byzantines were fond of them. But the emperor and empress only wore royal purple. Their dress is richly ornamented with embroidery and trim. The highest classes ornamented with jewels, particularly pearls. Very little is known of Byzantine footwear, no examples have survived, and images show little. Ê Royal footwear does show jewels and embroidery.
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