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.
Answer Wiki. Yes. To quote the famous line, âThe Holy Roman Empire was neither Holy, nor Roman, nor an Empireâ. The Roman Empire was centered on Rome, Italy, and is considered to have lasted from 27BCE/BC until 476CE/AD. It was formed from the Roman Republic before it, with roots stretching back from the 8th century BC.
The Roman-Byzantine Period. The Byzantine Empire was the predominantly Greek-speaking continuation of the Roman Empire during Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages. Its capital city was Constantinople (modern-day Istanbul), originally known as Byzantium.uring most of its existence, the empire was the most powerful economic, cultural, and military force in Europe. Both Byzantine Empire and Eastern Roman Empire are historiographical terms applied in later centuries; its citizens continued to refer to their empire as the Roman Empire.