Comment on Smuggling of silkworm eggs into the Byzantine EmpireparentComments−MichaelZuo3yA good compromise is to call it the Eastern Roman empire, though some folks in the Vatican would undoubtedly be annoyed.−selcuka3yTurkish people (as the successors of the Ottoman Empire) always call it the Eastern Roman Empire. Byzantine is almost exclusively used when talking about "Byzantine system" (i.e. intrigue, and plots).
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A good compromise is to call it the Eastern Roman empire, though some folks in the Vatican would undoubtedly be annoyed.
Turkish people (as the successors of the Ottoman Empire) always call it the Eastern Roman Empire. Byzantine is almost exclusively used when talking about "Byzantine system" (i.e. intrigue, and plots).