Constantinople was the capital city of the Byzantine Empire, located in present-day Istanbul, Turkey.

Gothic architecture was a style of architecture that originated in Western Europe during the Middle Ages, not in the Byzantine Empire.

Justinian I was the Byzantine emperor who codified Roman law into the Corpus Juris Civilis, a collection of laws that had a profound impact on the development of legal systems in Europe.

The Trans-Saharan Trade Route was a trade route that connected North Africa to sub-Saharan Africa, not the Byzantine Empire.

Zoe Porphyrogenita was the Byzantine empress who ruled the empire during the regency of her son, Constantine VII.

The Battle of Hastings was a battle fought in England in 1066, not involving the Byzantine Empire.

Romanos IV Diogenes was the Byzantine emperor who led the empire to victory in the Battle of Manzikert.

Cordoba was a major city in the Islamic Caliphate of Cordoba, not the Byzantine Empire.

Alexios I Komnenos was the Byzantine emperor who founded the Komnenian dynasty.

Paris was a major cultural center in Western Europe, not the Byzantine Empire.

Heraclius was the Byzantine emperor who led the empire to victory in the Battle of Yarmouk.

The Arian Controversy was a religious schism that occurred in the early Christian Church, not in the Byzantine Empire.

Valens was the Byzantine emperor who led the empire to victory in the Battle of Adrianople.

The Battle of Hastings was a military defeat for the English, not the Byzantine Empire.

Manuel I Komnenos was the Byzantine emperor who led the empire to victory in the Battle of Myriokephalon.