Cuando un Estado (Ciudad, Reino, etc.) se expande, ya sea, por la guerra, la diplomacia o la colonización de nuevo territorio, esto se denomina

music and prayer? (you may punch me in the face if im wrong : > )

i would have to say i believe that it is a.

though both had similar roots, they both took these similar bases & formed it into their own way. both the byzantine empire and ancient roman have similar aspects, but each one made it unique. both the byzantine empire and ancient romans had roman influences which affected their culture