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330
Emperor Constantine founds Byzantine capital.
Emperor Constantine founds the capital city of the Byzantines. It is called Constantinople. -
Period: 330 to Jan 1, 1453
Byzantine Empire
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527
Justinian beomes Emperor of the Byzantines
Justinian creates the Justinian Code. This serves as the law for the Byzantines. -
537
Hagia Sophia completed
The Hagia Sophia is a Greek Orthodox basilica. With it's dome shaped celing, it had a large interior space, and allowed for plenty of natural light to be let in. -
545
General Belisarius
General Belisarius was a general of the Byzantine Empire. He was a key to Justinian's project, reconquering much of the Mediterranean teritory of the former Western Roman Empire. -
Jan 1, 700
Islamic Conquest
The Islamic conquests began in the 7th century with the prophet Muhammad. He established a unity in the Arabian Peninsula and there was a great rise of Muslim power. -
Jan 1, 1025
Emperor Basil II conquests
Basil II was the Byzantine Emperor from the Macedonian dynasty. He became known as, "The Bulgar-Slayer" after he conquered Byzantine's most powerful foe, the Bulgarians. -
Jan 1, 1025
Great Schism
The East-West Schism is the division of Chalcedonian Christianity into what is today, the Eastern Orthodox Church. The East-West Schism was much longer lasting and larger than other Schisms, deeming it, The Great Schism -
Jan 1, 1095
Emperor Alexios I and Pope Urban II
Alexios stopped the Byzantine decline and began the Komnenian Restoration. He defeated the Seljuq Turks and the Normans. Pope Urban II initiated the crusades. He also set up an ecclesiastical court to run the church. -
Jan 1, 1204
Fourth Crusade
The Fourth Crusade was originally intended to be a takeover of Jerusalem. Instead Constantinople was attacked. -
Jan 1, 1453
End of the Byzantines
After the crusades the Byzantine Empire came to an end. This Empire lasted for 1100 years.
