The Eastern Roman Empire 527-565

The enlargement of the Eastern Roman Empire's territory between the rise to power of Justinian (red, 527) and his death (orange, 565)

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Maps of Europe

Map of the Holy Roman Empire showing division into Circles in 1512

Europe Historical Map. Main alphabets used in Europe around 1900

Map of the Holy Roman Empire in 1789. The map is dominated by the Habsburg Monarchy...

Spread of Bubonic Plague in Europe 14th century. The Black Death spread rapidly along the major European sea and land trade routes.

Cold War Military alliance in Europe 2006

German and other Axis conquests (in blue) in Europe, during World War II, or the Second World War (often abbreviated WWII or WW2), 1935-1939.

World War II, or the Second World War (often abbreviated WWII or WW2) in Europe 1939-1941

The Roman empire under Hadrian (ruled 117-38) showing the location of the Roman legions deployed in AD 125

The French Empire under Napoleon 1812. Administrative Divisions of the First French Empire 1812. At its...

The Byzantine Empire and its themas o themata in 1045. At this point, the Empire was the most powerful state in the Mediterranean. Map made in 2008.

The following successor states were formed (entirely or in part) on the territory of the former...