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330
Emperor constantine I
Constatine was born on February 27 roughly 285 AD. After his father died Glareus didn't want to approve him being Augustus but he later was forced too accept it because Constatine was looked up to by many people. He was the first Roman emperor to support Christianity and become Christian, also granted freedom of religion to all. He died in 22 May, 337 AD -
527
Emperor Justinian
Justinian sought to revive the empires greatness and reconquer the last western half of the historical Roman Empire.He had a strong belief in Christianity and wrote laws to protect the church and suppress paganism. He sent out his armies commanded by general Belisarius and Narses. They successfully regained much of the western Roman Empire including Italy and the city of Rome. -
535
General Belisarius Military campaigns
little is known about Belisarius earlier years. As a member of Justinian's Buddy Guard he came to the Emperor's attention so he was assigned to command at about the age 25. He led Imperial Army against Persia, the Vandal kingdom of North Africa and the Barbarian tribes. Belisarius was sent to reconquest Western Roman territories. In two battles he destroyed The Vandal Kingdom within a few months. -
537
Hagia Sophia
Hagia Sophia stands on the site of an earlier basil an church erected by Constanius II in 360. This church was burned in 404 and rebuilt by Theodosius II in 415, only to be destroyed again by a fire in 532. The structure Justinian had built is entirely fireproof, but was still damaged not by a fire but by an earthquake. The dome collapsed but it was rebuilt by 563. It contains two floors centered on a giant nave that has a great dome ceiling along with smaller domes towering above. -
Jan 1, 600
Islamic conquests parts of the Byzantine territory
Major conflicts of the wars included the first and the second Arab Sieges of Constantinople in which naval,defensive,and land forces were used against one another. Throughout the lengthy struggle many caliphs continued to fight against Byzantine, retaining loyalty to Islamic faith. Africa and the Middle East were claimed by the Arabs. -
Jan 1, 1025
Emperor Basil II military conquests
Basil II extended imperial rule in the Balkans,Mesopotamia,Georgia, and Armenia and increased his domestic authority by attacking the powerful landed intersects of the military aristocracy and of the church. He maintained the Byzantine position in Syria against aggression stirred up by the fātmid dynasty in Egypt. By aggression diplomacy he secured land from Georgia and from Armenia with the promise of more to come in the death of the Armenian ruler. -
Jan 1, 1054
Great schism
The great schism of 1054 also called east-west schism. This event caused the separation between the Eastern and western Christian churches of Constantinople. The transfer of the seat of the empire from Rome to Constantinople was the downfall of the churches. While the west was calm and liked that, the east was furious with the change. Strengthening the position of the roman popes who made claims to preeminence without informing the east. In other words the west was insisting to cause a schism. -
Jan 1, 1095
Emperor Alxios I
Alexios came from a distinguished Byzantine family landed family and was one of the military magnets who had long urged more effective defense measures, particularly against the Turks invading Byzantine provinces in Eastern and central Anatolia. With support of his brother Isaac and his mother, he seized the Byzantine throne from Nicephorus III. Alexios policy of strengthening the central authority and building military and naval forces resulted in increased Byzantine strength. -
Nov 27, 1095
Pope Urban II
On this day Pope Urban II made perhaps the most influential speech of the Middle Ages, Gigi g rise to the crusades by calling Christians in Europe to war against Muslims in order to reclaim the holy land. At a council of Clermont, in France. Urban gave a speech to all the people rich and poor to stop the in-fighting and to embark on a righteous war to help Christians in the east and take back the Jerusalem. They were successful with sheer force of number they triumphed. Lost many innocent lives. -
Jan 1, 1204
Fourth Crusade
The crusades captured Constantinople in 1203 and put Alexious IV on the throne. In late January 1204, Murzuphlus soon seized the throne and named himself Alexios V. He then ordered the crusades to leave. The crusaders responded by retaking Constantinople, this time destroying it as well. Byzantines formed a government in exile and managed to retake Asia Minor by 1235. In 1261 Byzantines recaptured Constantinople. -
May 29, 1453
End of the Byzantines
The end tof the Byzantines was in 1453. After they managed to retake Asia Minor and recapture Constantinople the Byzantines military force was weakened by the fourth crusade. the Ottoman Turks took over the region. Capturing Constantinople on May 29 1453.
