Eastern Roman Empire: Map & Borders Over Time
Eastern Roman Empire appears on 4 of the 39 border maps, from AD 400 to AD 700. Its mapped territory was largest in AD 600, at roughly 2.61 million km². Chronica Maps groups it with the Byzantium lineage, shown in the same colour across periods.
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Territory of Eastern Roman Empire over time
Approximate area on each border map.
| Map year | Approx. area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| AD 400 | 1.83 million km² | – |
| AD 500 | 1.93 million km² | +5% |
| AD 600 | 2.61 million km² | +35% |
| AD 700 | 1.36 million km² | -48% |
Cities within Eastern Roman Empire in AD 600
- Istanbul
- Rome
- Athens
- Alexandria
- Carthage
- Ravenna
- Granada
- Seville
- Venice
- Syracuse
- Sofia
- Thessaloniki
- Jerusalem
- Antioch
- Ankara
- İzmir
- Bursa
- İznik
- Konya
- Edirne
- Trabzon
- Damascus
- Cairo
Rulers (Byzantium)
| Reign | Ruler |
|---|---|
| 395–408 | Arcadius |
| 408–450 | Theodosius II |
| 450–457 | Marcian |
| 457–474 | Leo I |
| 474–491 | Zeno |
| 491–518 | Anastasius I |
| 518–527 | Justin I |
| 527–565 | Justinian I |
| 565–578 | Justin II |
| 578–602 | Tiberius II / Maurice |
| 602–610 | Phocas |
| 610–641 | Heraclius |
| 641–668 | Constans II |
| 668–685 | Constantine IV |
| 685–717 | Justinian II and the Twenty Years' Anarchy |
| 717–741 | Leo III |
| 741–775 | Constantine V |
| 775–797 | Leo IV / Constantine VI |
| 797–802 | Empress Irene |