Byzantine Empire
Byzantine Empire, also known as Eastern Roman Empire or Byzantium, is a 
Orthodox Christian empire during the Middle Ages. He occupied the Balkans, the Middle East, as well as North Africa, and even what is today 
Italy at some point. He is the continuation of the 
Roman Empire after the 
West fell.
History
The Eastern Roman Empire was formed after 
Constantine I the Great shifted the capital of the remaining SQPR from 
Rome to the ancient city of 
Byzantium. Constantine the Great then proceeded to rename this city 
Constantinople and also gained the city a new set of prestigious titles, such as New Rome (Nova Roma), Second Rome (Roma Secunda), Basileuousa (Queen of Cities), Megalopolis (the Great City), Tsargrad (
Slavic name of Constantinople) and more.
When the Western Roman Empire finally collapsed in 476 and Rome was captured by some barbarians, the East was still stable and thus, didn't completely collapse despite the existence of some hungry people like 
Sassanid and 
Germania.
Between 502 and 506, a war erupted between Byzantine and his old arch-nemesis, the Sassanids. Despite giving the Sassanids a good fight, they lost and were forced to pay them 1,000 pounds of gold.
In 527, 
Justinian I ascended to the throne. He dreamed of reuniting the Roman Empire into one single entity. He however, needs to deal with the pesky Sassanids who wanted to flex their muscles and capture Dara. Just like Byzantine's previous fight, despite giving his best, he was forced to pay Sassanid 11,000 pounds of gold.
After dealing with the pesky Sassanids, Byzantine turned his gaze westward, determined to reclaim the lost provinces of Western Rome. Under the command of his brilliant general 
Belisarius, Byzantine launched the Vandalic War in 533. It only took one year to conquer 
Vandal Kingdom in North Africa, reclaiming the clay and securing the province.
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Relationships
Friends
Western Roman Empire - He was my brother and ally before getting killed by 
Germany.
Republic of Genoa - He helped me in my final battle against 
kebab! I thank him for that.
Enemies
Crusaders - You traitors! We could've removed 
Kebab together but instead you had to plunder my resources and people and weaken me, allowing for the 
Ottomans to take me out. Yuo are reason for Kebab dominance and yuo is descended from those filthy German barbarians!
First Bulgarian Empire - Took a lot of my European clay and nearly took 
Constantinople… 922 NEVER FORGET! YUO WERE VERY HARD TO REMOVE UNTIL 1018!
Vandal Kingdom - Weak barbarian that I conquered in less than a year.
How to draw
Byzantine Empire has a drawing rating of intermediate.
- Draw a ball.
- Fill it with red.
- Add a yellow cross in the middle with its ends reaching the borders of the ball, like this +
- Your ball should now be divided into four sections. Add four Greek letter beta in yellow in each section.
- Add eyes and done!
| Color Name | HEX | |
|---|---|---|
| Red | #BA0E09 | |
| Yellow | #FEBE01 | |
