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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;ValiantKnight, post: 1978925, member: 44210&quot;]The Eastern Roman Empire was always the Byzantine Empire, according to modern thought, but during the empire&#039;s 1100+ year existence it was never, nor its inhabitants and institutions, at all referred to as &quot;Byzantine&quot;, but continued to be called &quot;Roman&quot;. The name &quot;Byzantine Empire&quot; was come up with in the 16th century to label the Roman Empire during its medieval phase, to distinguish it from itself as it was during the ancient era. If you questioned a native inhabitant of Constantinople from any time between the 4th century AD to 1453 AD, they would tell you that they are Roman, that their ruler is the Roman emperor, and that their empire is that of the Romans.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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