"The ""Byzantine Empire"" is the term used since the 19th century to describe the Roman Empire of the Middle Ages, centred on its capital, where?"
Byzantine Empire under the Angelos dynasty Byzantine Empire under the Angelos dynasty The Byzantine Empire or Byzantium is the term conventionally used since the 19th century to describe the ethnic and Greek-speaking Roman Empire of the Middle Ages, centered on its capital of Constantinople. As the direct continuation of the Roman Empire, Byzantium survived the fall of the Western Roman Empire during Late Antiquity, and continued to function until its conquest by the Ottoman Empire in 1453. During this time, many different imperial dynasties ruled over the empire; in the context of Byzantine history, the period c.1185 – c.1204 AD was under the Angeloi dynasty. The
Albania in the Middle Ages Albania in the Middle Ages The Middle Ages in Albania geographically refers to the region that is now Albania in the Byzantine Empire, until their incorporation in the Ottoman Empire. When the Roman Empire divided into east and west in 395, the territories of modern Albania became part of the Byzantine Empire. At the end of the 12th century, the northern part of Albania became part of the Kingdom of Serbia (medieval) succeeded by the Serbian Empire, which took over the entirety of Albania and most of the Balkans by the mid 14th century. When the Serbian Empire began, its