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Byzantine Emperors

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  • 158

    Basil II

    Basil II
  • 272

    Constantine the Great

    Constantine the Great
  • Period: 312 to 337

    Constantine the Great

    Constantine was born in 272 in Naissus and died on the year 337 in Nicomedia. He established the city of Constantinople named after him. Also he made Christianity the main religion of the Byzantine empire. Before he was an emperor he was in the army and he rulen the empire until he died.
  • 347

    Theodosius the Great

    Theodosius the Great
  • Period: 392 to 395

    Theodosius the Great

    He was Born in 347 in Cauca, and died on 395 in Mediolanum. He rebulid the army. He also supported christianity as the main religion. He was the last empero to rule before the pire suplir into two. He became an empero because of his strength as a militar. Theodosius volved the Problem with the Goths.
  • 482

    Justian I

    Justian I
  • 500

    Theodora

    Theodora
  • Period: 527 to 548

    Theodora

    She was born in 500 AD in Cyprus and died in 548 AD in Constantinople. Zoe reigned near her husband Justinian I. She helped her husband majorly during his period as a empero. For example the Nika Riots, she gave her husband an idea to fix the NIka revoltosos ofcourse it involved killing alot of people but Justinian almost fled the empire and Theodora helped him. She died in 548 AD and people think it was of cancer.
  • Period: 527 to 565

    Justinian I

    Justinian was Born in 483 in Dardania and died on the year 565.He was adopten by his uncle. Her wife Theodora helped Justinian rule the empire. Many times he tried to extendthe Byzantine empire and make it bigger.Justinian made a very important code to keep the empire fair and with no political problems. He made very important monuments that representen christianity like for example the Hagia Sophia.
  • 575

    Heraclius

    Heraclius
  • Period: 610 to 641

    Heraclius

    Heracluis was born in 575 in Cappadocia and died on the year 641 in Constantinople. He reorganized the empire, but he mostly strengthen his army. This helped the empire because it was protected. He lost a lot of land because of the Arab Muslims like Palestine, Egypt and Mesopotamia.
  • 752

    Irene

    Irene
  • Period: 797 to 802

    Irene

    Irene was born in 752 in the City of Athens and died on 803 in Lesbos. Irene restored icons that had been banned a couple of years ago. Back in the tome that she started ruling the word empress did not exist so people called her their emperor. Because of her involving with monasteries she was considered a saint of the Greek Orthodox Church.
  • Period: 976 to 1025

    Basil II

    He was Born in 958 and died in 1025. He focused on the military strenghht of the Byzantine Empire. He even became a militar to end the Battle between the Bulgars and the Byzantine Empire. The land of the Bulgars soon became par5t of the Byzantine empire.
  • 978

    Zoe

    Zoe
  • Period: 1028 to 1042

    Zoe

    Zoe was Born in 978 in the City of Constantinople and died in the year 1042. After her father death she became a empress with his husband Romanos III. She killed him because of her despeara need of power. She then married two more time and killed all of her husbands because of her need in power. Zoe rulen for a while with her sister Theodora as her co-emperor. She made Rights for Women and made Women feel better of themselves, she as week kept the empire protected and secure form their enemies.