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During the Middle Ages, the Eastern Roman Empire survived, though modern historians refer to this state as the Byzantine Empire. In Western Europe, Germanic peoples moved into positions of power in the remnants of the former Western Roman Empire and established kingdoms and empires of their own.

What is the Eastern Roman Empire in the Middle Ages called by contemporary scholars?
the Byzantine Empire