Byzantine Empire

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  • 324

    Emperor Constantine I founded Byzantine Capital

    Emperor Constantine I founded Byzantine Capital
    Emperor Constantine founded Constantinople on the already existing city, Byzantium. It had fourteen districts, and the avenues had statutes of Alexander the Great, Caesar Augustus, Diocletian, and of Constantine himself.
  • 360

    Hagia Sophia Completed

    Hagia Sophia Completed
    Hagia Sophia was built by Constantine II in Constantinople. It was the "Church of the Holy Wisdom."
  • 532

    Nika Revolt

    Nika Revolt
    A riot broke out over the restrictions set by John of Cappadocia. The ringleaders were to be executed, but they escaped. Supporters were going to ask the emperor to be lenient with these men at the next race. At the race they started chanting "Nika!" at Justinian. The place went violent. The rioters released prisoners from jail and set that building on fire. Lot's of the city was on fire, including the Hagia Sophia.
  • Period: 532 to 540

    General Belisarius Military Campaign

    He stopped the Nika uprising in Constantinople. He then went to Persia in 533 CE. He eventually defeated them. Then he was sent to Italy and won again. Several times. He then took Sicily in 535. And then Naples and Rome the following year. And last he took Ravenna in 539 (540 depending on the source).
  • May 24, 634

    Early Islamic Military Campagins in Byzantine

    Early Islamic Military Campagins in Byzantine
    Muslims first started to raid Byzantine. Then they won twice over Byzantine, one at Ajnadayn and then one at Pella.
  • Jan 24, 1018

    Emperor Basil II Military Conquests of Bulgaria

    Emperor Basil II Military Conquests of Bulgaria
    Emperor Basil II completely conquered Bulgaria. This was the result of the Battle of Kleidion.
  • Jan 1, 1054

    Great Schism

    Great Schism
    Christianity was divided into Roman Catholicism and Easter Orthodoxy. This was caused by disputes about authority.
  • Nov 27, 1095

    Emperor Alexios I Contacts Pope Urban for Military Help

    Emperor Alexios I Contacts Pope Urban for Military Help
    Emperor Alexios asks Pope Urban to help fight the Muslims to take back their "Holy Land." Pope Urban than agrees and gives a speech encouraging all Christians to fight against the Muslims.
  • Apr 12, 1204

    The Fourth Crusade (Attack on Constantinople)

    The Fourth Crusade (Attack on Constantinople)
    Armies of the Fourth Crusade attack Constantinople. About 20,000 men break into this city that the Persians, Avars, and Arabs have been trying to get into for centuries.
  • Apr 6, 1453

    Fall of Constantinople

    Fall of Constantinople
    The Ottomans attack with canons, trying to break down Constantinople's walls. Over a month later the Ottomans arttack with their navy. The Ottomans conquer Constantinople.