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When the Western Empire collapsed in 476, the Eastern Empire regarded itself as the sole, genuine Roman Empire. (The expression 'Byzantine Empire' was coined by historians around 1800).

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The Ottomans turned their largest temple into a mosque. The Ottomans overthrew the Byzantines

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What was the eastern roman empire non as?

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What did the Byzantine empire do to control the Roman Empire?

The Byzantine empire was the Roman empire, merely its eastern counterpart.


Which side of the Roman Empire did the Byzantine Empire emerge?

East.


What do historians call the eastern roman empire?

Not sure what you mean by "new." Historically, it would be Byzantium. The Byzantine or Eastern Roman Empire began with the Roman Emperor Constantine I in the 4th Century CE; as Western Europe was collapsing into the Dark Ages, he moved the (his new) Roman capitol to the location of Byzantium in Turkey; to become the great city of Constantinople (known today as Istanbul). It continued on as the premier power center of civilization & culture of the Eastern Mediterranean for about a 1000 years, until it was conquered by the Ottomans...


Why did byzantine emperors abandon their dream of restoring the old roman empire?

It was to expensive to restore the old Roman Empire