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	Byzantine Empire Prehistory @ NaturalResearch.org (Natural Research) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Byzantine armies recapture the coasts of Asia Minor from the Turks, and push east towards central Anatolia; Crusader Principality of Antioch becomes Byzantine protectorate.
		Byzantine Empire (Greek: Βυζαντινή Αυτοκρατορία) is the term conventionally used since the 19th century to describe the Greek-speaking Roman Empire during the Middle Ages, centered at its capital in Constantinople.
		One possible explanation for the collapse of the Byzantine Empire is the failure to prevent the Seljuk Turks from establishing themselves in Asia Minor during the eleventh and twelfth centuries.
	www.naturalresearch.org /encyclopedia/Byzantine_Empire (9909 words)

	ipedia.com: Byzantine Empire Article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The Byzantine Empire or Eastern Roman Empire was the eastern section of the Roman Empire, with its capital at Constantinople, which remained in existence after the fall of Rome in the 5th century.
		The Byzantine Empire or Eastern Roman Empire was the eastern section of the Roman Empire, with its capital at Constantinople (modern Istanbul), which remained in existence after the fall of Rome in the 5th century.
		The Byzantine period is usually considered to extend from 395 to 1453.
	www.ipedia.com /byzantine_empire.html (2230 words)

	SHIPS - Online Information article about SHIPS
		The medieval periods of Western navies are treated in their respective naval histories.
		The Royal Navy, in 7 large volumes (1897–1903), edited and partly written by Sir W. Clowes, is a compilation of unequal value.
		van het Nederlandsche Zeewezen of Mr J. de Jonghe (1858), is an admirable and exhaustive history of the Dutch navy.
	encyclopedia.jrank.org /SHA_SIV/SHIPS.html (1843 words)

	Encyclopedia article on Byzantine Empire [EncycloZine] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Attempts by the Arabs to conquer Constantinople failed in the face of the Byzantines' superior navy, their monopoly of the still mysterious incendiary weapon Greek fire, the city's strong walls, and the skill of warrior emperors such as Leo the Isaurian.
		The Byzantine empire was for several hundred years Christianity's great wall of defense against Islam.
		The empire's victory in the two giant sieges of Constantinople in the seventh and eighth centuries is arguably one of the most important events in human history, since it effectively broke the will of the Arab jihadists.
	encyclozine.com /Byzantine (3508 words)

	Roman Emperors DIR Heraclius
		On August 10, the Byzantine navy was able to defeat the opposing fleet and then rout the combined Slav and Avar land force.
		The treaty was very favorable to the Byzantines and returned all the former Byzantine territories to the empire.
		The struggle between the Byzantines and the Persians had worn down both sides and the defeat of the Persians allowed the Arabs to quickly absorb what remained of the Persian empire.
	www.roman-emperors.org /heraclis.htm (1194 words)

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