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。

People still look to that emperor in the East in the Byzantine Empire.

人们仍然仰望着东边拜国的皇。

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。

Istanbul, once the capital of the Byzantine and Ottoman Empires, features prominently in most travel plans but there are many more great destinations.

伊斯坦布尔曾是拜和奥斯曼国的首都，在大多数旅游计划中都有重要地位，但还有更多非常棒的目的地。

Sharing continuity with the classical Roman Empire gave the Byzantine empire a technological and artistic advantage over its neighbors, whom Byzantines considered barbarians.

和史悠久的罗马国共存的拜国比它的邻国多了几分科技和艺术的优势，拜人将邻国们看作野蛮人。

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。

Well, they discovered the remnants of the Crusader strongholds and the final bastions of the Byzantine Empire.

他们发了十字军要塞的遗迹和拜国最后的堡垒。

The whole dominance of know, central church of Christianity, the imperial Christianity of Byzantium has now disappeared.

基督教的中心教会，拜的国基督教，如今已经消失。

In the north, Antioch is in constant conflict with the Byzantine Empire, which wants to take the city back.

在北方， 安条克与拜国处于持续的冲突中，拜国想要夺回这座城市。

Listener RM asks whether decreasing loyalty to a Constantinople-centered Byzantine Empire was a primary factor in its decline.

听众RM询问，对以君士坦丁堡为中心的拜国的忠诚度下降，是否是其衰落的主要因素。

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。

And they're not going to give you equipment the way the Byzantines perhaps will do for their troops.

他们不会像拜国为自己的部队那样给你装备。

In the East, the chart shows the remnants of the Crusader strongholds and the final bastions of the Byzantine Empire.

在东方，航海图显示了十字军要塞的遗迹和拜国最后的堡垒。

From information an archaeologist would provide or something the Byzantines would write, right?

这些信息要么来自考古学家提供的资料，要么就是拜国所记载的内容，对吧？

The peasants provided the Byzantine state with less and less revenue which made it hard for the Byzantines to maintain a viable army and navy.

他们为拜国提供的税收就越来越少这使得拜很难维持有效的军队和海军。

The people in what we call the Byzantine Empire called themselves Roman.

我们称之为拜国的那些人自称为罗马人。

Once serving as the capital of the Ottoman and Byzantine Empires, Istanbul today is the largest city in Turkey and one of the largest in the world.

伊斯坦布尔曾经是奥斯曼国和拜国的首都，如今是土耳其最大的城市，亦是世界上最大的城市之一。

Constantine the Great became the Roman emperor in 324 AD, and six years later, proclaimed Byzantium the official capital of the empire.

君士坦丁大于公元 324 年成为罗马皇，六年后宣布拜为国的正式首都。

Additionally, lords and nobles saw  their power fall after the Crusades, as Europeans came to know more advanced  civilizations like the Byzantine Empire.

此外，随着欧洲人开始了解拜国等更先进的文明，领主和贵族的权力在十字军东征后下降。

A turning point  in history occurred in 1453 when the Ottoman Empire set its sights on Constantinople, the  capital of the Byzantine Empire.

史上的一个转折点发生在1453年，当时奥斯曼国将目光投向了拜国的首都君士坦丁堡。