The Eastern, Greek-speaking provinces of the Roman empire, first split from the West in 286 by Diocletian, the long-term split occurred after 395, when the emperor Theodosius split the empire between his two sons Arcadius (the East) and Honorius (the West). The Eastern empire is referred to by many modern historians as the Byzantine Empire, with its capital centered at Constantinople (modern Istanbul). It last in some form or another for 1,000 years after the fall of the West, until it was finally conquered by the Turks in 1453. The people of this empire always referred to themselves as Romans.
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