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476
The Byzantine Empire arose
The Roman Empire falled, but the eastern part survives and got labeled as the Byzantine Empire -
476
The empire splits
Rome splits into two, and the western empire dispears and the easterns survives. -
525
Theodora
An actress that got married to justian, she became empress in 525 (500-548) -
526
Justinian The Great
A guy named Justinian arose to get the power of the Byzantine Empire. -
537
Hagia Sophia
Hagia Sophia is built -
Jan 1, 610
Roman languaje changed.
The Empire changed its primary languaje to Greek -
Jan 1, 610
Heraclius becomes emperor
He was the one that changed the languaje to Greek. -
Jan 1, 1204
Crusaders captured Constantinople
They converted into a Latin Empire -
Jan 1, 1261
Constantinople recuptured
The succesor state Nicaea recaptures Constantinople and restores the Byzantium Empire -
Jan 1, 1453
The fall of Constantinople
Constantinople falle to the Ottomans, the Byzantine Empire ends. -
Byzantine culture spread to Russia
Nowadays Russia adapted some of the Byzantine manners -
Constantinople got attacked
Muslims attacked Constantinople -
Icons
The use of icons is restored -
Basil II
Basil II becomes emperor
