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“拜占庭帝国”的叫法才第一次出现。

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

当然，拜占庭帝国没有在罗马帝国的桂冠下止步不前。

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

和历史悠久的罗马帝国共存的拜占庭帝国比它的邻国多了几分科技和艺术的优势，拜占庭人将邻国们看作野蛮人。

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

罗马帝国虽然崩溃了阿克苏姆帝国，特奥蒂瓦坎文明，以及拜占庭帝国延续了下来。

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

中世纪的罗马帝国，在今日又称为拜占庭帝国，于公元 300 年建立。

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

600年时，西罗马帝国解体，剩下了东罗马帝国也就是拜占庭帝国。

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占庭帝国的瓦解，或者，如果大家愿意的话东罗马帝国的瓦解。

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

大约一个半世纪以来，威尼斯一直是拜占庭帝国的一部分。

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

是拜占庭帝国在15世纪崩溃了，圣索菲亚大教堂变成了一座清真寺。

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

这里曾是君士坦丁堡的主要所在地，也是拜占庭帝国最卓越的建筑成就。

Until Muhammad's time, the region hadn't been considered a serious match for the powerful neighboring Persian and Byzantine empires.

直到穆罕默德时代，该地区才被视为与强大的邻国波斯和拜占庭帝国相匹敌。

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

拜占庭帝国始于4世纪，一直持续到15世纪。

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占庭帝国从未真正恢复过来。

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占庭帝国之间形成了鸿沟。

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

是， 当然，拜占庭帝国不仅仅满足于古罗马的桂冠。

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，“拜占庭帝国” 一词才被首次使用。

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，拜占庭帝国不复存在。

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

瘟疫横扫拜占庭帝国，波及欧洲、非洲和中东。

The Arabic influence came from the Arabs in Spain, the Greek influence from Greece and the Byzantine Empire.

阿拉伯语的影响来自西班牙的阿拉伯人，希腊语的影响来自希腊和拜占庭帝国。

The Byzantine Empire had wheezed to its sad end in 1453, itself a continuation of the Roman Empire and they believed that they were the Roman Empire.

拜占庭帝国在1453年结束了自己的苟延残喘，它是罗马帝国的延续而且拜占庭人也自诩为罗马人。