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Legendary card · History
Byzantine Empire, a Legendary card
The Byzantine Empire, also known as the Eastern Roman Empire, was the continuation of the Eastern part of the Roman Empire centred on Constantinople during late antiquity and the Middle Ages.
- Rarity
- Legendary
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 91
- DEF
- 99
- Power
- 190
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 2,000,000
Ranked #158 of the 3,000 cards of the base set by power (ATK + DEF).
Byzantine Empire quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Byzantine Empire card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
The term 'Byzantine Empire' was coined only after its demise, its ______ used the term 'Roman Empire' and called themselves 'Romans'.
Answer
citizens. The term 'Byzantine Empire' was coined only after its demise, its citizens used the term 'Roman Empire' and called themselves 'Romans'. From the Byzantine Empire article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
Having survived the fall of the Western Roman Empire in the 5th century AD, it endured until the fall of Constantinople to the Ottoman Empire in ____.
Answer
1450s. Having survived the fall of the Western Roman Empire in the 5th century AD, it endured until the fall of Constantinople to the Ottoman Empire in 1453. From the Byzantine Empire article on Wikipedia.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- Having survived the fall of the Western Roman Empire in the 5th century AD, it endured until the fall of Constantinople to the Ottoman Empire in 1453.
- The term 'Byzantine Empire' was coined only after its demise, its citizens used the term 'Roman Empire' and called themselves 'Romans'.
- During the early centuries of the Roman Empire, the western provinces were Latinised, but the eastern parts kept their Hellenistic culture.
Why it is Legendary
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Byzantine Empire article was read about 2,000,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 91 and blocks with 99: each hit it takes is cut by 40 %.
How to get Byzantine Empire
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Byzantine Empire (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Mnohohrishnyi, CC0, Wikimedia Commons.
