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| The Byzantine Empire was the Eastern portion of the Roman Empire from 330 CE | |
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| The western portion of Rome fell into disorder and pressure from the large scale migration of people | |
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| From 300 to 570 CE - A Migration Period happened | |
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| Many Germanic, Gothic, and Slavic peoples moved into the Western Roman Empire, followed by pursuing Huns and Avars | |
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The Eastern Roman Empire Rises |
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| After political and theological disagreements - The east and west Roman empires separated - The Great Schism | |
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| The East continued and remained a force in the greater Mediterranean region for several centuries under mostly Greek rule | |
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