Byzantine Empire
polity · 400 AD–1491 AD
Byzantine Empire, a polity recorded 400 AD–1491 AD: 13 mapped boundaries, cited to 4 sources, on an interactive historical map you can move through time.
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Names
| Name | In use | Language |
|---|---|---|
| Eastern Roman Empire | 400 AD–799 AD | — |
| Byzantine Empire | 800 AD–1491 AD | — |
Recorded boundaries
| Period | Control | Confidence | Evidence | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 400 AD–499 AD | administrative control | low confidence | observed at 400 AD | Religion: christianity. |
| 500 AD–599 AD | administrative control | low confidence | observed at 500 AD | Religion: christianity. |
| 600 AD–699 AD | administrative control | low confidence | observed at 600 AD | Religion: christianity. |
| 700 AD–799 AD | administrative control | low confidence | observed at 700 AD | Religion: christianity. |
| 800 AD–899 AD | administrative control | low confidence | observed at 800 AD | Religion: christianity. |
| 900 AD–999 AD | administrative control | low confidence | observed at 900 AD | Religion: christianity. |
| 1000 AD–1053 AD | administrative control | low confidence | observed at 1000 AD | Religion: christianity. |
| 1054 AD–1099 AD | administrative control | low confidence | observed at 1000 AD | Religion: orthodox. |
| 1100 AD–1199 AD | administrative control | low confidence | observed at 1100 AD | Religion: orthodox. |
| 1200 AD–1278 AD | administrative control | low confidence | observed at 1200 AD | Religion: orthodox. |
| 1279 AD–1299 AD | administrative control | low confidence | observed at 1279 AD | Religion: orthodox. |
| 1300 AD–1399 AD | administrative control | low confidence | observed at 1300 AD | Religion: orthodox. |
| 1400 AD–1491 AD | administrative control | low confidence | observed at 1400 AD | Religion: orthodox. |
Each row is a snapshot the source recorded, not a continuous history. The period between two observations is an inference this atlas shows rather than hides.
Sources
- Encyclopædia Britannica
- Historical Basemaps (Andrei Ourednik)
- The Global Religious Landscape, (2012)
- Ninian Smart (ed.), Atlas of the World's Religions, (1999)