Byzantine Empire

'''Note- A lot of you will probably say that Grandpa Rome is both empires, east and west, but I'm just saying that Grandpa Rome has a twin. If you want to complain, go to my talk page. But possibly, the Byzantine Empire is Grandpa Rome's Son and the "Father" or so Italy calls him.'''

Byzantine Empire, also known as Eastern Roman Empire, is a Hetalia fan character who represents the Byzantine Empire, which lasted for a thousand years. He takes the name Basil Argyros when he was given a human name (Based on the book; Agent of Byzantium).

Personality/Appearence
Though much quieter than his twin brother, Western Roman Empire, he is very intelligent and strategic. He could read maps very well and he has a knack for foreign languages, especially Medieval Greek. Like his brother, he is a hit with the ladies as he can charm them with his great singing and skills at music. He is also good in battle, though he can sometimes become too proud or arrogant. He also suffers from the same problem Canada does, with the other countries thinking that he is Ancient Rome and then admitting they have never heard of him (especially the west European countries).

He has a very similar appearance to his twin, with only slightly tanned skin and dark blue/green eyes. He is tall, with a slightly muscular figure. He has a long scar on his forehead from a fight against the Bulgarian Empire. In battle, he dresses in Roman armor that is very similar to his twin with the only difference of a purple cape opposed to his brother's red cape. When not in battle, which isn't often, he wears a long cloak of dark purple with peacock patterns and a gold trim, a tunic of the same color and cloth sandals (which result in his feet being very badly bruised; almost to the point of bleeding.

History
His history is that of a brutal one. He started out as the Eastern Roman empire in 474 CE (AD) when Rome split, making him and Rome look almost identical. But under the supervision of Rome, he grew quickly and became very powerful, a force to be reckoned with. He became known for his excellent war strategies and his unique fighting styles that won him many wars. After the Sasanian Empire began to shrink in 496 CE (also the start of the Gupta age in India and the start of the the French states) he betrayed Rome and took over the Eastern Roman empire ( kind of took over himself), and converting it to his own Empire, making it very successful and powerful. This made Rome shrink immensely and affectedly toppled the Roman Empire. When the early Germanic (See Germania) and French states conquering the west, this caused the Roman Empire to fall almost instantly. Byzantine had grown jealous of his brother's power, and was sick of watching Rome not have to work for it. In the aftermath, Byzantine almost instantly regretted what he had done, and did not know the Germanic states were planning an attack on the Western part of the Roman empire. He did not mean to make his brother fall, and regretted what he did until his death.

Death
His empire lasted a over thousand years, making it one of the longest ruling empires in all of history. He officially fell in 1453 AD, when the Ottoman Empire (Turkey's old empire) invaded him and toppled the empire, destroying him. He is called the last of Rome, even today. He had two regrets when he died; making his brother fall, and never meeting his two nephews, Feliciano and Lovino. (North and South Italy)

Trivia

 * His birthday is January 17th when the Diocletian decided to spilt the Roman Empire, thus creating the Byzantine Empire
 * He also has a death year, 1453 AD, The year when Ottoman Empire conquered Constantinople. But his children had survived until 1461 AD
 * He is nicknamed "the last roman" from when his brother died from the Sack of Rome, and leaving him as the last roman empire.
 * Though never meeting them, he is shown to have cared about both his nephews, with much more admiration for Lovino.
 * He have a problem with people thinking he was a girl at first, similar to China's situation at first sight.