Thursday 16 February 2012

GLORY TO ROMAN-BYZANTIUM from Constantine I to Constantine XI

My Tribute to the Glorious Roman-Byzantine Empire from Constantine I to Constantine XI. I already made a Tribute vid to the Ancient Western Roman Empire & now i figured its time i should do one to the Eastern Roman Empire 'Byzantium'. Its so SAD that in the Western World, the Byzantine part of the Roman Empire is almost forgotten. The Byzantine Empire by itself lasted from 330 AD to 1461 AD thats is 1131 years, but Byzantium was the Eastern Roman Empire which ultimatly makes the Whole Roman Empire lasted from 27 BC to 1461 AD, thats 1488 years all together which is by far the longest lasted Empire ever. Byzantium's Capital Constantinople was 'the Eye of the World' & the jealousy of its enemies, which were many, the center of tradings between the east & west & was rich with culture, commerce, wisdom, architecture, brilliance, beauty & art. The Church of St.Sofia, the Huge Theodosian Walls, the Hippodrome & the Imperial Palace by themselvs explain alot. Sadly to say in Maltese schools they don't teach much about Byzantium, infact i never knew anything about Byzantium as a kid, even tho my country 'Malta' has a big part of its history with Roma & Byzantium & enjoyed the PAX ROMANA under the Romans & Byzantines for centuries, besides the Byzantine-Arab or Byzantine-Vandal battles taken place, they never thought us any of it, But the Byzantine Empire should be more recognised, remembered & glorified for it once was, for a millenium it stood as Europe's front-door Guard from ...