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Did the Byzantine Empire use marriages to gain land for the heirs to inherit like Kingdoms in Western Europe (ie Habsbergs)?

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How easy was it for the pope to contact the Byzantine Emperor?

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Why didn't the Byzantines emulate traditional Greco-Roman classical architecture?

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Did the Byzantines have a strong national identity? Did they view the constant civil wars as harmful to their Civilization?

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How did the writings and the knowledge of the classics only come to the west after the fall of Constantinople? Geographically the Byzantine Empire wasn't far away and had access to them? Did they not share this knowledge through trade?

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What did the Byzantines call their language?

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If a Byzantine citizen traveled to Western Europe and saw something constructed by previous Romans, would they understand it was something their cultural ancestors made?

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The Roman Empire encompassed many territories all with long military history. Did they have view regions like Sparta, Numidia, Athens, Macedonia, and Iberians as hotbeds to recruit elite soldiers? Did they ever create specific units incorporating these people's military traditions?

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Would the Steppe nomads that settled in Europe have known about the other tribes that conquered large parts of the known world (i.e. Turks, Mongols, etc.)?

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How did the Romans go from being bested by Odoacer (and the Ostrogoths) in 476 to reconquering Italy with a much smaller force (led by Belisarius) a little over half a century later?

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Did the Byzantine Empire use marriages to gain land for the heirs to inherit like Kingdoms in Western Europe (ie Habsbergs)?	5
How easy was it for the pope to contact the Byzantine Emperor?	5
Why didn't the Byzantines emulate traditional Greco-Roman classical architecture?	5
Did the Byzantines have a strong national identity? Did they view the constant civil wars as harmful to their Civilization?	5
How did the writings and the knowledge of the classics only come to the west after the fall of Constantinople? Geographically the Byzantine Empire wasn't far away and had access to them? Did they not share this knowledge through trade?	4
What did the Byzantines call their language?	4
If a Byzantine citizen traveled to Western Europe and saw something constructed by previous Romans, would they understand it was something their cultural ancestors made?	4
The Roman Empire encompassed many territories all with long military history. Did they have view regions like Sparta, Numidia, Athens, Macedonia, and Iberians as hotbeds to recruit elite soldiers? Did they ever create specific units incorporating these people's military traditions?	4
Would the Steppe nomads that settled in Europe have known about the other tribes that conquered large parts of the known world (i.e. Turks, Mongols, etc.)?	4
How did the Romans go from being bested by Odoacer (and the Ostrogoths) in 476 to reconquering Italy with a much smaller force (led by Belisarius) a little over half a century later?	4