FROM THE NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC
FROM THE NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC

EASTERN STAR OVER EUROPE'S DARK AGES, the Byzantine civilization, centered on Constantinople,burned bright, preserving the heritage of Greece and Rome and spreading Christianity across a vast realm. After 11 centuries, it finally splintered, and its manifold accomplishments fell in the shadow of the Italian Renaissance and later eras.
Byzantium's importance as a buffer shielding medieval Europe from the empire-building Persians, Arabs, and Turks; as a bridge between ancient and modern times; as the creator and codifier of laws and religious, political, and social practices vibrant to this day cannot be overstressed.
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