Why is ‘Byzantine’ used to describe excessive bureaucracy? Was Byzantium really an administrative mess?

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Why is ‘Byzantine’ used to describe excessive bureaucracy? Was Byzantium really an administrative mess?

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isn’t it “futile” or “convoluted” in a way that cannot be proven? The adjective “byzantine” means that in spanish (and romance languages in general), from ecclesiastical discussions of how many angels would fit on a needles head and what not.

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