But, of course, the Byzantine Empire didn't just rest on the laurels of Ancient Rome.

但当然，拜国没有在罗马国的桂冠下止步不前。

The Empire was also home to great intellectuals such as Anna Komnene.

拜国也同样是许多智者的家乡，如安娜·穆宁那。

In fact, it wasn't until the Renaissance that the term “Byzantine Empire” was first used.

事实上，在文艺复兴时期“拜国”的叫法才第一次出现。

The Byzantine State was replaced in spirit, if not in physical form, by the rising Russian Empire.

拜国在精神上，如果不是形式上，被新兴的俄罗斯国替代。

Rome collapsed, but the Aksumite Empire or the Teotihuacans and of course the Byzantine Empire, carried on.

罗马国虽然崩溃了但阿克苏姆国，瓦坎文明，以及拜国延续了下来。

This medieval Roman Empire, which we usually refer to today as the Byzantine Empire, began in 330 CE.

中世纪的罗马国，在今日又称为拜国，于公元 300 年建立。

It has served as the capital city for three great historical empires — the Romans, the Byzantines and the Ottomans.

它曾是历史上三个伟大国的首都——罗马国、拜国和斯曼国。

By 600AD the Western Roman Empire was gone leaving behind the eastern Empire also known as the Byzantine Empire.

600年时，西罗马国解体，剩下了东罗马国也就是拜国。

The Byzantine Empire started in the 4th century and lasted until the 15th century.

拜国始于4世纪，一直持续到15世纪。

Several factors had formed a chasm between  the Roman popes and the Byzantine Empire.

有几个因素在罗马教皇和拜国之间形成了鸿沟。

But, of course, the Byzantine Empire didn’t just rest on the laurels of Ancient Rome.

但是， 当然，拜国不仅仅满足于古罗马的桂冠。

Others date from the Roman, Byzantine, and Ottoman empires.

其他船只的年代包括罗马、拜，以及土耳其国。

The last half of the 15th century saw the fall of the Byzantine Empire, or if you prefer; the eastern Roman Empire.

15世纪的下半叶见证了拜国的瓦解，或者，如果大家愿意的话东罗马国的瓦解。

Also, the fourth crusade pretty much doomed the Byzantine Empire, which never really recovered.

此外，第四次十字军东征几乎注定了拜国从未真正恢复过来。

For about a century and a half, Venice was part of the Byzantine empire.

大约一个半世纪以来，威尼斯一直是拜国的一部分。

The plague tore across the Byzantine Empire,   reaching Europe, Africa, and the Middle East.

瘟疫横扫拜国，波及欧洲、非洲和中东。

In fact, it wasn’t until the Renaissance that the term “Byzantine Empire” was first used.

事实上，直到文艺复兴时期，“拜国” 一词才被首次使用。

But the Byzantine empire collapsed in the 15th century, and Hagia Sophia was turned into a mosque.

但是拜国在15世纪崩溃了，圣索菲亚大教堂变成了一座清真寺。

Not long after, the great city fell, and  the Byzantine Empire ceased to exist.

不久之后，这座伟大的城市陷落，拜国不复存在。

This was once the main seat of Constantinople And was the most remarkable architectural achievement Of the Byzantine empire.

这里曾经是君士坦丁堡的主要所在地，也是拜国最卓越的建筑成就。