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'''Byzantine complexity''' is aanything phrasethat usedis to refer to anythingso overly and unnecessarily complex; so complex as to be completely beyond understanding. ThisThe termimplication is often alsothat [[connotation|connotes]]something with thatByzantine itcomplexity is not ''worth'' understanding.

==History==

The [[Byzantine Empire]] was the end result of centuries of [[Roman Empire|Roman]] rule and [[Bureaucracy|bureaucratic]] growth. During this era, a combination of growth of the [[aristocracy|aristocratic class]]{{Citation needed|date=February 2007}}<!--need evidence to show why this cause Byzantism-->, the difficulties of administering an increasingly expanding [[Roman republic]] led to a complex and opaque system of [[government]] that no one who had not grown up inside it had much hope of understanding.

In fact, itIt was ''so'' complex that governments that had to deal with the Roman government used the term ''Byzantine complexity'' tohas refercome to it{{Citation needed|date=February 2007}}.<!--needrefer to show that this isn't a just a modern development, e.g. coined by historians--> Over time, 'Byzantine Complexity' became a general term used to describe any overly complex system.

==See also==