Late in its history, the Roman Empire was divided into east and west. While the western half crumbled away, the eastern half survived as a unified state; this state is known as the Eastern Roman Empire during antiquity, and as the Byzantine Empire during the medieval period. Historians have applied this "name change" because of the dramatic cultural transformation …

Burgenland is the third-smallest of Austria's nine states, or Bundesländer, at 3,962 km 2 (1,530 sq mi). The highest point in the province is exactly on the border with Hungary, on the Geschriebenstein, 884 metres (2,900 ft) above sea level.The highest point entirely within Burgenland is 879 metres above sea level; the lowest point (which is also the lowest point of …