Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- The Byzantine Empire.
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Examples
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Accompanying the loss of this last remaining pillar of the Eastern Empire was the westward flight of many scholars of the ancient world, along with countless manuscripts previously unavailable even in the great monastic libraries of Europe.
American Thinker 2010
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Keep in mind that the Eastern Empire is a relatively small state, so this is fantastic news.
Planet Atheism 2010
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"It's the personal arms of the ruling family of the Eastern Empire,"
Widows and Orphans R. Daniel Lester 2010
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There was no name for the Eastern Empire; it didn't need one.
Widows and Orphans R. Daniel Lester 2010
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The second of their Sultans to rule Western Asia, Alp Arslan, had won a brilliant victory over the Eastern Empire at Manzikert in 1071, which opened Asia Minor to the Turks.
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They weren't all that cut off, at least from the Eastern Empire, if the Byzantine pottery and luxury goods at high-status sites up and down the west coast are anything to go by, although titles might well have diverged to reflect changing circumstances.
Cadafael, King of Gwynedd Carla 2009
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Originally it referred to sacred images painted on tiny wooden panels back in the days of the Eastern Empire.
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Our scene in the capital of the Eastern Empire opens at what is termed the Golden Gate of Constantinople; and it may be said in passing, that this splendid epithet is not so lightly bestowed as may be expected from the inflated language of the Greeks, which throws such an appearance of exaggeration about them, their buildings, and monuments.
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BELISARIUS, a general of the Eastern Empire ungratefully treated by the
Redgauntlet 2008
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Before and after the fall of the Eastern Empire, the top of their society started moving west, escaping the consequences of their own ideas and behavior.
Archive 2008-11-02 de Brantigny........................ 2008
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