...facts corresponded reasonably well to the theory so far as the civilized world was concerned. When the Roman Empire was divided into the Eastern and the Western Empires the latter, as was natural, fell heir to the traditions of ancient Rome since the City of Rome was...

...capital to the old city of Byzantium, which he rechristened Constantinople (sec CONSTANTINE). In 395 the Roman Empire was divided into the Eastern and the Western empires, and Greece was a part of the former until the fall of Constantinople in 1453 (see BYZANTINE EMPIRE)...

...became the religion of the Empire and Byzantium its capital instead of Rome, and, further, when in 395 the Roman Empire was divided into the Eastern and the Western Empires. Augustulus, the last emperor, was deposed by Odoacer, the leader of the Germanic soldiers, who made...

...East (395-408). He was born in Spain, and was the son of the Emperor Theodosius, after whose death the Roman Empire was divided into the Eastern and the Western Empires. Arcadius lived in Oriental state, and his dominion extended from the Adriatic Sea to the river Tigris...