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27 BCE
27 BCE Augustus becomes the first roman emperor
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313
313 Emperor Constantine I grants freedom of religion, ending persecution of Christians
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380
380 Emperor Theodosius I declares Christianity the official religion of the empire.
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476
The western Roman empire collapse
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527
Justinian Becomes Byzantine emperor
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1054
Great schism divides Eastern orthodox and roman catholic churches
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1453
Constantinople Falls to the ottoman Turks. Byzantine empire ends