What are 3 facts about the Byzantine Empire?

10 Fascinating Facts about the Byzantine Empire

• Byzantine Empire was not always called Byzantine.
• The Byzantines had a bizarre way of fighting political battles.
• Chariot Racing was huge back in the day.
• Adulterers and those with the knowledge of adultery were punished.
• The Byzantines were the first to use the Greek Fire.

Did the Byzantines consider themselves Roman?

It wasn’t called the Byzantine Empire until after it fell.



Though largely Greek-speaking and Christian, the Byzantines called themselves “Romaioi,” or Romans, and they still subscribed to Roman law and reveled in Roman culture and games.
 

How was Byzantine different from Rome?

While the Roman Empire was pagan in nature, worshipping a wide pantheon of gods, the Eastern Roman Empire had adopted Christianity in its early days, much before its western counterpart did the same. The Western Roman Empire spoke Latin while the Byzantine Empire was Greek both culturally and linguistically.

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