Re:What Do We Get Wrong About the Byzantine Empire?
by coldtea on Monday February 26, 2024 @07:48PM
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>They considered themselves Roman up until Constantinople fell to Mehmed II.
Not as much, especially after the first 4 centuries. They claimed a different heritage then (the local one).
Besides the western barbarians that took down Rome proper also called themselves Roman ("the Holy Roman empire") for "legitimacy" purposes (as a claim to the expanses of the empire). The same reason Mohamed the conqueror adopted the "Ceasar of Rome" title.
Not as much, especially after the first 4 centuries. They claimed a different heritage then (the local one).
Besides the western barbarians that took down Rome proper also called themselves Roman ("the Holy Roman empire") for "legitimacy" purposes (as a claim to the expanses of the empire). The same reason Mohamed the conqueror adopted the "Ceasar of Rome" title.