Littlerock-area historical earthquake activity is near California state average. It is 736% greater than the overall U.S. average. On 7/21/1952 at 11:52:14, a magnitude 7.7 (7.7 UK, Class: Major, Intensity: VIII - XII) earthquake occurred 66.1 miles away from the city center, causing $50,000,000 total damage.
Byzantine Religion and Influence. The official language of Byzantium at the time of its founding was Latin, the language of Rome; however its locals spoke Greek. The Code of Justinian was written in Latin. However, over time, Greek replaced Latin as the language of the government.
Constantinople (Greek: ÎºÏÎ½ÏÏÎ±Î½ÏÎ¹Î½Î¿ÏÏÎ¿Î»Î·) was the capital of the Byzantine Empire and, following its fall in 1453, of the Ottoman Empire until 1930, when it was renamed Istanbul as part of Mustafa Kemal Atatuerk 'atatÃ¼rk S turkish national. reformsfter a great developmental period, Constantinople and the empire fell to the Ottoman Empire on May 29, 1453, during the reign of Constantine XI Paleologus.