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title: East Roman Empire, 6th century CE
author: William R. Shepherd
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3335/east-roman-empire-6th-century-ce/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# East Roman Empire, 6th century CE

_Authored by William R. Shepherd_

## Image File

[![East Roman Empire, 6th century CE](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/3335.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/3335.jpg)

## Image Caption

East [Roman Empire](https://www.worldhistory.org/Roman_Empire/), 6th century CE, showing the territories of the [Avars](https://www.worldhistory.org/Avars/), [Goths](https://www.worldhistory.org/Goths/), [Franks](https://www.worldhistory.org/Franks/), [Lombards](https://www.worldhistory.org/Lombards/), [Saxons](https://www.worldhistory.org/Saxons/), Thuringians, [Slavs](https://www.worldhistory.org/Slavs/).

## Cite This Work

### APA
Shepherd, W. R. (2014, December 14). East Roman Empire, 6th century CE. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3335/east-roman-empire-6th-century-ce/>
### Chicago
Shepherd, William R.. "East Roman Empire, 6th century CE." *World History Encyclopedia*, December 14, 2014. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3335/east-roman-empire-6th-century-ce/>.
### MLA
Shepherd, William R.. "East Roman Empire, 6th century CE." *World History Encyclopedia*, 14 Dec 2014, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3335/east-roman-empire-6th-century-ce/>.

## License & Copyright

[Original image](http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:East_Roman.jpg) by [**William R. Shepherd**](http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:East_Roman.jpg). Submitted by [Karen Barrett-Wilt](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/klbwilt/ "User Page: Karen Barrett-Wilt"), published on 14 December 2014. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Public Domain](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_domain). This item is in the public domain, and can be used, copied, and modified without any restrictions. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.