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Rome's collapse ended Mediterranean unity.
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Three zones emerged, each later producing distinct
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The northeastern part of the empire did not fall.
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The vibrant, artistically creative, and commercially
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active Byzantine Empire incorporated Hellenistic and
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Roman patterns.
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