In 364 the empire officially splits into the Roman Empire in the west and the Byzantine Empire in the east As Rome declines, Constantinople becomes more important In 394 The Emperor Theodocious declares Christianity the official religion of the empire, outlawing the worship of the ancient Greek and Roman Gods The Byzantine Empire, known as the surviving eastern half of the Roman Empire, can be taken as example After the Roman Empire began declining and the two sides split in 395 CE, the Byzantine Empire still kept the Christian faith Maintaining Christian practices led to the integration of the religion into citizens' daily livesCheck out how late Imperial Rome transformed in the centuries from Constantine to Justinian, as it evol
43 Imperial Facts About The Byzantine Empire
