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The Constantinople is built and is turned into the capital of Byzantine by Constantine
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Emperor Justinian created this famed church. It is considered the greatest peice of Byzantine architecture ever built
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Belisarius was turned into a general in 527 where he puts down nikas revolution, defeated the Ostrogoths, put down a couple rebellions, and defeated persia again. He did all of this in his 25 years as general
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30,000 people die rioting Constantinople, destroy and burning most of the city. This took place in a five day period starting with competive chariot racing gone wrong
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Muslims take North Africa and attempt to take Constantinople but are unsuccessful. They try to in 717 with a land and sea fleet but are held off again.
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The Greek Orthodox and Roman Catholic Church dismissed each from going there separate ways as a different religion
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Alexius I talks to pope urban II to see if he'll help Byzantine fight the Turks, starting the first crusade
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A crusade that pope innocent III excommunicated several Knights for, the fourth crusade took and sacked Constantinople, causing a leadership change from Alexis IV to Alexis V
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The Byzantine were stopped on the black seas and the Constantinople was taken over
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He takes Syria from the Muslims and he takes Greece from the Bulgars