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After the fall of the Western Roman Empire, two Christian civilizations developed - the Eastern (Byzantine) Empire based in Constantinople and the Western Empire based in Rome. The Byzantine Empire spread Greek Orthodox Christianity and culture through trade and missionaries. It experienced a golden age under Emperor Justinian in the 6th century but gradually declined due to military pressures from Islam and losses of territory. The Great Schism of 1054 formally divided Christianity into Orthodox and Cathol

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