Answer:
It fought them off but was weakened
Explanation:
Constantinople remained with the Byzantine until it conquered by the Turks in 1453.
The Ottoman Turks held accountable for the siege of Constantinople in 1453 that direct to the Fall of Constantinople and the Byzantine empire. The reason for the decline of the Byzantine empire was the result of weak rulers and military. The Byzantine Empire was repeated in a war for almost many years, which came to be known as Crusades.
Answer:
The United States government actively attempted to annex
smaller foreign nations.
The answer that I came with was, had an interest in the success of Rome, since they could improve their status by demonstrating their loyalty to their conquerors. I just learned about this over the summer semester when I took western civilization. Roman is rich in history but then again I think all countries are. :)