Byzantine Model

Byzantinism or Byzantism, is a term which refers to the political system of the Byzantine Empire as well as implementations of such or similar system outside of it. The Byzantine system was notable for being extremely bureaucratic, with it effectively being the most centralised state in medieval Europe. Byzantinism lived on despite the Byzantine's empire collapse, being adopted through the empire's spiritual succesors in the Balkans and to lesser extent in Russia,  Germany and  France.

Byzantine Empire
Byzantinsim considers itself to be the legitimate continuation of the Roman Empire after the deposition of Romulus Augustus. With a new capitol in Constantinople, they continue to practice the same system of government, laws, and customs that had existed in the Western half of the Roman Empire.

Post-Byzantine Balkans
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Eastern Europe
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France
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Germany
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Criticism of the term 'Byzantinism'
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Administrationism
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Caesaropapism
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How to Draw
Byzantinism flag.svg
 * 1) Draw a ball.
 * 2) Fill it dark red.
 * 3) Add a gold cross in the middle.
 * 4) Draw 2 reversed B's on the top left and bottom left of the ball.
 * 5) Draw 2 B's on the top right and the bottom right of the ball.
 * 6) Add the eyes and you're done!

Friends

 * [[File:Caesar.png]] Caesarism - The earlier version of me, I am the legitimate continuation of the Roman Empire.
 * [[File:Orth.png]] Orthodox Theocracy - The official state religion of my Empire. We work well together.

Enemies

 * [[File:Muslim 2.png]] Islamic Theocracy - My worst enemy!
 * [[File:Zoroastrian_Theocracy.png]] Zoroastrian Theocracy - My original worst enemy!
 * [[File:Cball-HRE.png]] Elective Monarchism - How dare you claim the HRE is the legitimate successor to Rome!

Texts

 * The Byzantine Commonwealth by Dmitri Obolensky

Wikipedia

 * Byzantinism
 * Byzantine bureaucracy and aristocracy
 * Byzantine Empire
 * Caesaropapism

Organizations

 * Byzantium Novum