Analyze the extent to which the byzantine empire was a continuation of the old roman empire and in what ways it was a departure.

The Byzantine empire developed out of the so called Eastern Roman empire after the great divide happened in the third century when the (up to that point) Roman empire was divided into two sections. After the Byzantine empire renamed itself there were gradual differences in their new empire. However, a lot of things stayed similar to ancient times.

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