Greek Empire - Middle Ages

Middle Ages

In the Middle-Ages, Greek Empire can refer to:

  • Byzantine Empire

The term can also refer to any individual Byzantine successor state that was formed after the first fall of Constantinople in 1204:

  • Empire of Trebizond
  • Despotate of Epirus
  • Empire of Nicaea

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