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Period: 272 to 337
Constantine the Great
He was the first Byzantine emperor. -
306
Accomplishments
His father died and then Constantine took the throne. But before this he was a very good soldier and had a military education. -
313
Edict of Milan
Constantine and Licinius make a contract for everyone to have freedom on what religion they believe in. -
325
Christianity
Constantine makes Christianity the official religion of the Empire. -
Period: 347 to 395
Theodosius the Great
He was born in Spain and then died in 395. He came after Constantine. -
365
The Great Schism
The Catholic Church and the Orthodox Church separate. The East was the Orthodox and the West was the Catholic Church. -
400
Theodosian wall
The three layer protection wall is beginning to be constructed -
529
The Justinian Code
Laws written by Justinian I. The Empire had a legal code -
532
The Nika Riots
In the Empire of Theodora and Justinian, riots start to happen because they raised the taxes -
730
The Iconoclasm
Religious images are not allowed in the Empire -
787
Return of the Holy images
Empress Irene restored images that were prohibited in the Empire.