But, of course, the Byzantine Empire didn't just rest on the laurels of Ancient Rome.

但当然，拜占庭没有在罗马下止步不前。

The Empire was also home to great intellectuals such as Anna Komnene.

拜占庭也同样是许多智者家乡，如安娜·穆宁那。

In fact, it wasn't until the Renaissance that the term “Byzantine Empire” was first used.

事实上，在文艺复兴时期“拜占庭”叫法才第一次出现。

The Byzantine State was replaced in spirit, if not in physical form, by the rising Russian Empire.

拜占庭在精神上，如果不是形式上，被新兴俄罗斯替代。

Rome collapsed, but the Aksumite Empire or the Teotihuacans and of course the Byzantine Empire, carried on.

罗马虽然崩溃了但阿克苏姆，特奥蒂瓦坎文明，以及拜占庭延续了下来。

This medieval Roman Empire, which we usually refer to today as the Byzantine Empire, began in 330 CE.

中世纪罗马，在今日又称为拜占庭，于公元 300 年建立。

It has served as the capital city for three great historical empires — the Romans, the Byzantines and the Ottomans.

它曾是历史上三个伟大首都——罗马、拜占庭奥斯曼。

By 600AD the Western Roman Empire was gone leaving behind the eastern Empire also known as the Byzantine Empire.

600年时，西罗马解体，剩下了东罗马也就是拜占庭。

The Byzantine Empire started in the 4th century and lasted until the 15th century.

拜占庭始于4世纪，一直持续到15世纪。

Several factors had formed a chasm between  the Roman popes and the Byzantine Empire.

有几个因素在罗马教皇拜占庭之间形成了鸿沟。

But, of course, the Byzantine Empire didn’t just rest on the laurels of Ancient Rome.

但是， 当然，拜占庭不仅仅满足于古罗马。

Others date from the Roman, Byzantine, and Ottoman empires.

其他船只年代包括罗马、拜占庭，以及土耳其。

The last half of the 15th century saw the fall of the Byzantine Empire, or if you prefer; the eastern Roman Empire.

15世纪下半叶见证了拜占庭瓦解，或者，如果大家愿意话东罗马瓦解。

Also, the fourth crusade pretty much doomed the Byzantine Empire, which never really recovered.

此外，第四次十字军东征几乎注定了拜占庭从未真正恢复过来。

For about a century and a half, Venice was part of the Byzantine empire.

大约一个半世纪以来，威尼斯一直是拜占庭一部分。

The plague tore across the Byzantine Empire,   reaching Europe, Africa, and the Middle East.

瘟疫横扫拜占庭，波及欧洲、非洲中东。

In fact, it wasn’t until the Renaissance that the term “Byzantine Empire” was first used.

事实上，直到文艺复兴时期，“拜占庭” 一词才被首次使用。

But the Byzantine empire collapsed in the 15th century, and Hagia Sophia was turned into a mosque.

但是拜占庭在15世纪崩溃了，圣索菲亚大教堂变成了一座清真寺。

Not long after, the great city fell, and  the Byzantine Empire ceased to exist.

不久之后，这座伟大城市陷落，拜占庭不复存在。

This was once the main seat of Constantinople And was the most remarkable architectural achievement Of the Byzantine empire.

这里曾经是君士坦丁堡主要所在地，也是拜占庭最卓越建筑成就。