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‘The terminology of 'Byzantium' artificially severs the 'medieval' eastern Roman empire from its 'classical' roots allowing for the fundamentally Eurocentric schematization of history into 'ancient,' 'medieval,' and 'Renaissance' periods.’
…The term “Byzantine Empire” is deployed as a way of denying that the Roman Empire of the Middle Ages was really the Roman Empire, hence clearing the way for standard narratives of Western Civilization.’
- Leonora Neville
Derek | The Hellenistic Age Podcast@HellenisticPod
I think that "Eastern Roman Empire" and "Byzantine Empire" are both totally appropriate naming conventions for the state established in Constantinople from 330-1453 A.D. It is both a direct continuation and something different, plus "Byzantine" rolls off the tongue better.
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