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The rise and fall of the Byzantine Empire - Leonora Neville

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Most history books will tell you that the Roman Empire fell in the fifth century CE, but this would’ve come as a surprise to the millions who lived in the Roman Empire through the Middle Ages. This Medieval Roman Empire, today called the Byzantine Empire, began when Constantine, the first Christian emperor, moved Rome's capital. Leonora Neville details the rise and fall of the Byzantine Empire.

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Meet The Creators

Educator
Leonora Neville
Director
Remus Buznea, Kyriaki Kyriakou
Script Editor
Dan Kwartler
Art Director
Remus Buznea, Kyriaki Kyriakou
Animator
Remus Buznea, Kyriaki Kyriakou
Composer
Stephen Eugene Larosa
Sound Designer
Stephen Eugene Larosa
Associate Producer
Bethany Cutmore-Scott, Elizabeth Cox
Content Producer
Gerta Xhelo
Editorial Producer
Alex Rosenthal
Narrator
Addison Anderson
Fact-Checker
Francisco Diez

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