How did the Byzantines view the Ancient Romans?

The myth of a complete Roman collapse in 476 A.D has been beaten to the ground in the past few decades, as the recognition of the Roman survival in the East as the sole politically legitimate continuation of the Roman Empire countered the traditional assessment of a “Byzantine” rump state. As a result, it is common for people to claim that “the Byzantines were Romans!”, but this statement is only true in a narrow perspective, and to understand this complicated duality, explaining the relationship of the Eastern Romans and its Ancient Roman predecessors is vital. <a href="https://medium.com/the-history-inquiry/how-did-the-byzantines-view-the-ancient-romans-8486c25fef39">Click Here</a>