Summary of the fall of the Byzantine Empire

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Summary of the fall of the Byzantine Empire. In 395 d. C. Emperor Theodosius, divided the Roman Empire into two halves; the eastern and western (western and eastern). Giving like this, starting point and starting point of what we know as the Byzantine Empire or the Eastern Roman Empire. As we know, in the 476 There is the collapse of the Roman Empire in the West (not so in the East, which will survive for 1000 years). In fact, we can start talking about the decline of the Byzantine empire from the 1261 during the paleological emperors. In fact, the emperor Michael VIII, who was in charge at that time, begins to have many problems because the economy is paralyzed by a series of bad political decisions. On 1369 during the emperor's tenure John V, tries to get financial help from the West because it sees its land threatened by the Turks. As we know, it does not get such financing and the Turks are conquering lands especially in Asia that had belonged to the Byzantine empire. In fact, during this time the Byzantine Empire had to face wars against Greek and Latin states and even face civil wars on its own territory. The emperor was arrested for his numerous debts and forced to become a vassal of the Turkish empire.

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