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Historical Terminology
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The Rise and Fall of the Roman Empire and the Byzantine Empire | Lex Fridman Podcast #498
Lex Fridman Podcast·Jun 30, 2026
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The term Byzantine Empire is an invention of later historians and should be replaced by Roman Empire to accurately reflect historical reality.
“So Lex, the burden of proof is on those who would assert that what we've been calling the Byzantine Empire is something other- ... than the Roman Empire, because all of our sources are very clear about this.”
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