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Joukowsky Institute for Archaeology & the Ancient World
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Posted at Oct 15/2006 11:24PM:
Joey: Refers to the period after the Roman Empire had split into distinct Eastern and Western entities (5th century?), but before the rise of Charlemagne in Europe. The Byzantine Empire is the prime player through this, acting from Constantinople.