Byzantine Empire By ewalker2450 525 Theodora married Justinian 527 Justinian became the emperor of the Eastern Empire 527 Justinian conquered all of the territory that was once Rome 529 Justinian's Code was established 532 Nika Riots took place 533 Justinian sent Belisarius to recover North Africa from the Vandals 536 Belisarius Took Rome from the Ostrogoths 537 Hagia Sophia was built Feb 16, 601 Empress Theodora restored icons to the Eastern churches Feb 16, 730 Emperor Leo III banned the use of icons Feb 16, 988 Vladimir of Kiev converted to Byzantine Christianity Feb 16, 1054 Great Schism - Christianity was divided (Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox) Feb 17, 1080 Seljuk Turks crushed the Byzantines at the Battle of Manzikert Feb 17, 1095 Pope Urban II launched the First Crusade against the Turks (Muslims) Feb 17, 1099 Christian Crusaders captured Jerusalem and massacred Jews and Muslims Feb 17, 1157 Seljuk Turks attacked and captured Baghdad from the Persians Feb 17, 1240 Batu Khan (Genghis Khan's grandson) led the Mongol defeat of Kiev Feb 17, 1299 Ottoman Empire began - Osman started building a small state in Anatolia (Turkey) Feb 16, 1453 Constantinople fell to the Ottoman Turks Feb 17, 1480 Czar Ivan III broke Russia (formerly Kiev) from Mongol control
