We were in Tokyo over New Year this year and had a great time visiting temples and the sales with the locals. The temples had a great atmosphere with lots of people, great food stalls and general feeling of everyone being happy and enjoying themselves.
Best Answer: The Roman Empire existed for about 1,000 years from the time of the finding of Rome (c. 753B.C.) until the sack of Rome by the Huns around 450. During its time it ruled to from England to Egypt, from Germany to Tunis. The Holy Roman Empire was started by Charlemagne and was centered in France.
The Byzantine Empire or Eastern Roman Empire, known to its inhabitants as the Roman Empire, the Empire of the Romans (Greek: Î²Î±ÏÎ¹Î»ÎµÎ¯Î± Ïá¿¶Î½ á¿¥ÏÎ¼Î±Î¯ÏÎ½, BasileÃ­a tÃ´n RhÅmaÃ­Ån) and also as Romania (á¿¥ÏÎ¼Î±Î½Î¯Î±, RhÅmanÃ­a), was the continuation of the Roman Empire during the Middle Ages, centered on its capital of Constantinople, and ruled by Emperors in direct ...