There's reason for optimism heading into the third week of the season. The current expanded playoff format has been in place since 1990. In the 14 seasons that have followed, 24 teams have started a campaign with at least two losses and eventually made the playoffs. Some even made deep playoff runs.
The Han Dynasty and Roman Empire were not only similar during there prosperous times, but also during the fall of both empires. They were both affected by Internal problems like disease, and corrupt politicians; while they were also affected by external problems like Nomadic invasions.
Both Byzantine Empire and Eastern Roman Empire are historiographical terms created after the end of the realm; its citizens continued to refer to their empire as the Roman Empire (Ancient Greek: Î²Î±ÏÎ¹Î»ÎµÎ¯Î± á¿¥ÏÎ¼Î±Î¯ÏÎ½, tr.Basileia RhÅmaiÅn; Latin: Imperium Romanum), or Romania (á¿¥ÏÎ¼Î±Î½Î¯Î±), and to themselves as Romans.he Byzantine Empire or Eastern Roman Empire was the predominantly Greek-speaking continuation of the eastern part of the Roman Empire during Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages. Its capital city was Constantinople (modern-day Istanbul), originally founded as Byzantium.