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272
Constantines life
He was born Febuary 27, 272 CE. He died in May 22, 337 CE. He was son of Constantius. The first Christian emperor -
Period: 306 to 337
Constantine the great
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312
Battle of Malvian Bridge
Constantine meets Maxentius at the tiber river, After he defeats him in the Malvian Bridge, Constantine cuts his head off and parades it to the city -
313
The Edict of Milan
Constantine and LIcinius allied and created the agreemet in wich any religion is accepted -
347
Theodosius Life
He was born on January 11,347. He died January 17, 395. Son of a general. He ruled eastern and weastern Rome -
Period: 379 to 395
Theodosius The Great
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382
Gothic Wars
The Goths and their allies entrenched in the provinces of Dacia and eastern Pannonia Inferior. His co-Emperor Gratian relinquished control of the Illyrian provinces and retired to Trier in Gaul -
387
Civil Wars
Theodosius needed to take Maximus out of the power so he fought with him and sucessfully defeated Maximus. -
483
Justinans Life
Born in 483 and died in 565. He married Theodora. Wrote the Justinian code. -
Period: 527 to 565
Justinian The Great
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532
Nika Riots
The Nika Riots started to protest because Justinian was raising taxes. To control the Nika Riots he sent then to the hippodrome to make a deal but instead he killed them. -
537
Hagia Sophia
He build the Hagia Sofia so people think nothing terrible happened after the Nika Riots. It was a Christian Chuerch build in 6 years. -
575
Heraclius Life
Born in c.575 and died in 641. Married Fabia his nieece and Martha. He was a Christian -
610
Phocas
The empire was falling so he overthrew Phocas and ruled -
Period: 610 to 641
Heraclius
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620
Introduced Greek
He changed the language from Latin to Greek -
752
Irene of Athens Life
Born in 752 and died in 803. The first empress in the Byzantiene Empire. -
780
Co-Ruled
For a time period she co-ruled with his son -
786
End of iconoclasm
Irene ended with iconoclasm, the complete destruction of religious images or paintings -
797
Son Killed
She send a blind man to kill his son -
Period: 797 to 802
Irene of Athens
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957
Basil II Life
Born 957/958 and died in 1025. -
960
Constantine His brother
He co-ruled with Constantine -
Period: 976 to 1025
Basil II
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978
Zoe I Life
She was born on c.978 and died in 1050. -
980
Theodoras Life
Born in c.980 and died 31 August 1056 -
986
Bulgaria
Basil II took over Bulgaria after fighting for 25 years -
Period: 1028 to 1050
Zoe I
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1034
Banished
Zoe was banished to a monastery at the age of 56 -
1042
Co-emperess Theodora
Zoe needed a co-ruler, and that was her sister Theodora. Theodora to became co-empress alongside her sister. -
1042
Mosque
Zoe turned the Hagis Sophia into a mosque. -
Period: 1042 to 1056
Theodora