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Byzantine Studies is a science that deals with the history, language and culture of the Eastern Roman or Byzantine Empire. While scholars still argue about when the \"Roman\" Empire ended and the \"Byzantine\" Empire began, be it with the Tetrarchy (end of the 3rd century), the rule of Constantine the Great (4th century) or Justinian I (6th century) or even only in the 7th century, there is agreement that the empire ended on May 29, 1453, when the Ottoman Turks conquered Constantinople. The heuristic distinction between Roman and Byzantine, however, is a product of modern times, because the Byzantines usually referred to themselves as \"Romans\" (Rh\u014dmaioi<\/em>). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The classic definition of what we call \"Byzantine\" is based on three elements: Roman political institutions, the Christian Orthodox faith, and Greek culture. In recent decades, however, Byzantinists have attempted to push the boundaries of their discipline beyond these criteria. While the Slavic (and Romanian) Orthodox peoples have long been understood to belong to a larger cultural Byzantine sphere of influence (referred to by Dimitri Obolensky as the \"Byzantine Commonwealth\"), increasing attention is now also being paid to the history and culture of both the non-Greek and yet Orthodox (Georgians and Melkites) and the non-Greek and non-Orthodox minorities in the Middle East and the Caucasus (such as the Miaphysite churches). <\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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