The Byzantine Empire in 560 AD when it had reached its greatest territorial extent under the reign of Justinian, with an estimated population of around 20 million people.

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  1. andrelopesbsb on

    One could argue that the greatest territorial extent of this empire was actually 117 AD under Trajan. The bizantine differentiation is a much later somewhat eurocentric concept.

  2. Abject_Role_5066 on

    If they had just gotten to steam engine trains and electricity. We’d be 2,000 years into the future.

  3. The Renovati Imperrio

    Done by Belisarius and narses and John the capeodician but mostly Belisarius