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Period: 300 to Dec 30, 1500
Rise and Fall of Byzantine Empire
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330
Constantinople
Constantinople was founded by Constantine -
476
The Western Empire Falls
Fall of the Western Roman Empire in the dismissal of the last Emperor Romulus Augustus at the hands of Odoacer, king of the Heruli. The date is conventionally taken as the end of antiquity and beginning of the Middle Ages -
500
Empress Theodora
The most powerful women in Byzantine history, rose from deep poverty -
527
Justinian I is Crowned Emperor.
Justinian's reign begins. He reconquers parts of the fallen Western Empire (Africa and Italy, Spain). Justinian is the last emperor to use the title "Caesar". -
532
Justinian Builds the Church of Hagia Sophia 532-537
The church was destroyed twice, one of those times was during the revolution in January nika 532, in February of that same year Justinian ordered the construction of a new church. -
532
Nika Revolt
It took place over the course of a week in Constantinople in 532. It was the most violent riot in the history of Constantinople, with nearly half the city being burned or destroyed and tens of thousands of people killed -
533
Reconquer North Africa and Italy 533 - 554
Justinian's generals reconquer North Africa and Italy from the Vandals and the Ostrogoths.
The most important general was Belisarius -
542
Justinian's Plague
It was a pandemic that afflicted the Byzantine Empire, including its capital Constantinople. The most commonly accepted cause of the pandemic has been bubonic plague. The outbreak in Constantinople was thought to have been carried to the city by infected rats on the grain boats arriving from Egypt. -
565
Justinian death
Was the last emperor. -
Jan 1, 610
Heraclius becomes emperor
He was son of Heraclius the Elder. He is known for changing the language to Greek. He lost against the Muslims and Persians. -
Jan 1, 610
The Empire's language changes to Greek
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Jan 1, 626
The Avars an Persians against Constantinople
Persians and Avars attacked Constantinople, the Byzantine Empire resisted the attack but began to decline -
Jan 1, 634
Arab siege against Constantinople 634 - 641
Loss of Egypt, Syria and Palestine against the Arabs. In the following decades take most of North Africa and later conquer Sicily -
Jan 1, 1000
Crusades
The First Crusade 1095-1099
The First Crusade was proclaimed at Council of Clermont.
The Second Crusade 1147-1149
The Third Crusade 1189-1191
The Fourth Crusade 1202 - 1204
Fourth Crusade is assembled at Venice.
Fourth Crusade captures Constantinople. The Latin Empire of Constantinople is formed as well as many Byzantine successor states. The capture of Constantinople in 1204 was a blow from which the Byzantines never fully recovered. -
Jan 1, 1054
The Great Schism
The Great Schism was the split between Church in Rome and the Church in Constantinople, they excommunicated each other. -
Jan 1, 1261
Reconquest
The successor state of Nicaea recaptures Constantinople and restores the Byzantine Empire. -
Jan 1, 1453
Fall of Byzantine Empire
Fall of Constantinople to the Ottomans was the end of the Byzantine Empire. -
The Roman Empire divides in half
Following the death of Emperor Theodosius in 395 the Roman Empire was divided into two parts. But while the Western Empire then succumbed to the attacks of the barbarians, the Eastern Empire survived -
The Codex Justinianus is Published
The Justinian Code is a collection of imperial constitutions promulgated by the Emperor Justinian. Tuvos two versions, the first on April 7, 529, and the second on 17 November 534 -
The Lombard Invasion
Lombards invade Italy, eventually taking Northern Italy from the Byzantines, led by King Alboin -
The Muslim forces besieged Constantinople 693 - 721
A large Muslim force besieged Constantinople by land and sea, after a big war, the byzantines regains control of Asia Minor from the Muslims -
Charlemagne is crowned "Emperor of the Romans"
Charlemagne, king of the Franks, is crowned "Emperor of the Romans" by Pope Leo III in Rome. -
Russian invasion
Was the only successful invasion by the Russians, who then fled to plunder Constantinople
