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How common was it for Byzantine rulers to add mosaics or remodel the interior of the Hagia Sophia?

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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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How much did late Roman quasi Republican appearances play a role in the formation of Republican Italian City-States like Florence and Venice during the Medieval era?

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A lot of Roman propaganda pushed the narrative the Romans descended from Troy. Apparently Constantine considered it as a location for his new capital. Did the Byzantines hold this in any regard as part of their mythos?

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Arenas were littered throughout the Roman World in any large city. Were they still in use during the Byzantine era?

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Are there any examples of Roman or Byzantines serving as mercenaries for other Nations?

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When and how did the Byzantine Empire lose Rome after the Lombards invaded Italy?

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After the Byzantine–Sasanian War of 602–628, the Arabs emerged from the Arabian Peninsula. With such a massive and competent Army during this period and the scale of the previous wars, how come the Byzantines and the Persians did not seek the Arabs as allies before?

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Did the Romans or Byzantines try any political marriages with the Sassanid royal families?

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Theodohad and Justinian were both born in Tauresium, two years apart (480 ce & 482 ce). Did they know each other or reference that they were from the same place?

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How common was it for Byzantine rulers to add mosaics or remodel the interior of the Hagia Sophia?	4	AskHistorians
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	AskHistorians
How much did late Roman quasi Republican appearances play a role in the formation of Republican Italian City-States like Florence and Venice during the Medieval era?	3	AskHistorians
A lot of Roman propaganda pushed the narrative the Romans descended from Troy. Apparently Constantine considered it as a location for his new capital. Did the Byzantines hold this in any regard as part of their mythos?	3	AskHistorians
Arenas were littered throughout the Roman World in any large city. Were they still in use during the Byzantine era?	3	AskHistorians
Are there any examples of Roman or Byzantines serving as mercenaries for other Nations?	3	AskHistorians
When and how did the Byzantine Empire lose Rome after the Lombards invaded Italy?	3	AskHistorians
After the Byzantine–Sasanian War of 602–628, the Arabs emerged from the Arabian Peninsula. With such a massive and competent Army during this period and the scale of the previous wars, how come the Byzantines and the Persians did not seek the Arabs as allies before?	3	AskHistorians
Did the Romans or Byzantines try any political marriages with the Sassanid royal families?	3	AskHistorians
Theodohad and Justinian were both born in Tauresium, two years apart (480 ce & 482 ce). Did they know each other or reference that they were from the same place?	3	AskHistorians