1 thought on “The importance of Byzantine's geographical location”

  1. The name of Byzantine originated from an ancient Greek immigration city in the sea. In 330 AD, the Roman Emperor Constantine I built a city here as the accompanying capital of the Roman Empire and renamed Constantinin (Istanbul). Constantinople (Istanbul) is located in the Strait of the Strait of the Strait Waterway between the Black Sea and the Aegean Sea. In 395 AD, the huge Roman Empire was invaded by various barbarians. In order to facilitate the jurisdiction, the Empire was divided into two. The Eastern Empire used Constantinin (Istanbul) as the capital. Therefore, the East Roman Empire was also known as the Byzantine Empire. In 476 AD, the Western Roman Empire finally swallowed the last breath after experiencing the repeated invasion of the Huns and many Germanic tribes. Byzantine became the only Roman Empire -in fact, they have been self -proclaimed with pure Roman descent.
    The Byzantine Capital Constantinople (Istanbul) is at the intersection of Europe, Asia, and Africa. Since ancient times, it has been a place for merchant ships around the world and the end of the Silk Road. Here comes huge wealth. Cities such as Saalonica, Tellabong, Anto, and Alexander are also important trading ports of the Byzantine Empire. Byzantine's imported materials include silk, fur, slave, grain, valuable wood, spices, dyes, ivory, gemstones, rare birds and other luxury goods, and export materials include glass, mosaic inlaid paintings, advanced silk fabrics, brocade, weapons, weapons , Wine, gold and silver currency, jewelry and crafts. Byzantine's currency remained stable for a long time. 1 pound of gold casting 72 gold coins named "Nomism", one Nomes Mata is equal to 12 silver coins, and 1 silver coin is equal to 12 copper coins. A worker works for 280 days a year and earns about 25 Nomes Mata's annual salary to maintain the need for clothing and food.
    In AD 7th century, Byzantine's international trade was affected by the war with Persia and Arabia. The traditional interruption of commercial roads through Persian Gulf and Syria forced Byzantine to open up the sea trade that entered the ancient Indian ocean through the Red Sea and passed the Black Sea through the Black Sea. The land trade line of Lihai and Xianhai. By the 9th century, Byzantine's international trade reached its highest peak.

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