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The 252 pages that link to Byzantine Empire, each with the reason it gives.

• Eastern MediterraneanRelated: Its long rule made Constantinople a political and religious hub of the basin.

• KontakionNarrower topic: The kontakion developed within the empire’s Greek-speaking Christian culture.

• Muslim conquest of EgyptNarrower topic: Egypt was a wealthy Byzantine province before the campaign transferred its rule.

• NicaeaNarrower topic: Nicaea's rulers claimed continuity with this empire after Constantinople fell.

• Ottoman conquest of the BalkansRelated: Its weakening frontier and internal conflicts gave Ottoman forces opportunities in Thrace and beyond.

• Ottoman GreeceNarrower topic: Its territories, institutions, and Orthodox population formed much of the background to Ottoman Greece.

• Serbian EmpireCompared with: Dušan adopted Byzantine imperial titles and institutions while challenging Byzantine rule in the Balkans.

• SofiaRelated: Byzantine rule shaped Sofia’s medieval religious and political history.

• Armenian HighlandsRelated: Byzantine rule and rivalry shaped the highlands’ western political history.

• Battle of MyriokephalonNarrower topic: The battle was part of its long contest with Turkish powers for control of Anatolia.

• BithyniaRelated: Bithynia remained part of the empire’s Anatolian heartland after Rome’s eastern division.

• Byzantine chantNarrower topic: Its churches and imperial capital fostered the tradition's early development.

• Byzantine SenateNarrower topic: The Senate’s membership and authority changed with the empire’s political and social transformations.

• Byzantine–Bulgarian warsNarrower topic: Its imperial interests and resources shaped the conflicts with Bulgarian states.

• Catalan CompanyNarrower topic: The company’s eastern campaigns began as an effort to defend Byzantine territory.

• Christianization of BulgariaRelated: Constantinople was both Bulgaria’s powerful rival and the source of its first Christian clergy.

• Constantine XI PalaiologosNarrower topic: Constantine XI’s death marked the empire’s final political defeat.

• De administrando imperioNarrower topic: The handbook presents strategies for governing and defending this empire.

• Early IslamCompared with: Its wars and provinces formed the northern imperial frontier of early Muslim expansion.

• Early Middle AgesCompared with: While western imperial rule ended, Roman government continued in the eastern Mediterranean.

• Eastern ChristianityNarrower topic: Its institutions and culture fostered the growth of Byzantine Christianity.

• John VI KantakouzenosNarrower topic: Kantakouzenos’s contested rule unfolded amid the empire’s shrinking territory and political fragmentation.

• Late Roman EmpireBroader topic: The eastern empire continued Roman institutions long after western imperial rule ended.

• PlovdivRelated: Byzantine rule formed one major chapter in Plovdiv’s changing political history.

• Pope Leo IIICompared with: Charlemagne's coronation challenged Constantinople's claim to be the sole Roman imperial authority.

• Sack of ConstantinopleNarrower topic: The sack broke imperial control of Constantinople and divided Byzantine lands among rival states.

• Siege of NicaeaNarrower topic: The empire sought crusader military help while asserting its claim to territory recovered from Seljuk control.

• TrebuchetRelated: Traction trebuchets were used in the Byzantine military world.

• Vandalic WarNarrower topic: The campaign was launched by this empire to restore its authority in North Africa.

• Al-MasudiRelated: His accounts place Byzantine rulers and territories within a wider history of neighboring powers.

• AlexiadNarrower topic: The Alexiad’s court, wars, and succession struggles unfold within this larger imperial history.

• Basil INarrower topic: Basil’s reign strengthened this empire and framed its later Macedonian-era expansion.

• Battle of BapheusNarrower topic: Its weakening authority in Anatolia created the conditions for Ottoman expansion.

• Byzantine studiesNarrower topic: It is the historical society that Byzantine studies investigates.

• Byzantine–Sasanian frontierNarrower topic: Its eastern provinces and military policy formed the frontier's western side.

• Early Islamic conquestsCompared with: Losses to Muslim armies sharply reduced Byzantine control in the eastern Mediterranean.

• Manuel I KomnenosNarrower topic: Manuel ruled this empire at a moment of renewed reach but persistent pressure on its borders.

• Maritime republicsRelated: Byzantine grants and connections helped early Italian ports expand their commercial reach.

• NicomediaNarrower topic: Nicomedia remained within the eastern Roman world after imperial government shifted westward from the city.

• Norman-Arab-Byzantine cultureNarrower topic: Byzantine religious and artistic traditions supplied one of the culture’s major strands.

• Plague of JustinianNarrower topic: Repeated outbreaks occurred within its territories and affected its capital.

• Republic of RagusaRelated: Dubrovnik’s early political history included ties to Byzantine authority and protection.

• Romanos the MelodistNarrower topic: Romanos’s life and poetry belong to its early sixth-century Christian culture.

• Siege of Constantinople (674–678)Narrower topic: The capital’s survival preserved the empire as a major power in the eastern Mediterranean.

• South SlavsRelated: Byzantine rule and religion influenced South Slavic societies in the Balkans.

• Venetian colonial empireCompared with: Venetian merchants and rulers alternated between dependence on and territorial competition with Byzantium.

• Battle of KleidionNarrower topic: It waged the campaign that ended in the victory at Kleidion.

• Byzantine RenaissanceNarrower topic: The successive revivals unfolded within the empire's changing political fortunes.

• Byzantine–Ottoman WarsNarrower topic: The wars ended this empire after centuries of political and territorial decline.

• Byzantine–Sasanian War of 572–591Narrower topic: The victory briefly strengthened its eastern position and enhanced Maurice’s standing.