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In 330 A.D Roman Emperor Constantine I chose Byzantium as the site of a “New Rome”
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Belisarius was a general who was compared to Cesar because he had little rescources and not alot of troops yet he still secured Rome's boundaries. He enlisted in the army in 532 and was done serving around 559.
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The Nika revolt was against Emperor Justinian I in Constantinople nearly half of Constantinople was burned/destroyed and tens of thousands of people were killed.
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Hagia Sophia is the former Greek Orthodox Christian patriarchal cathedral
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By 632 Muhammad had managed to unite most of Arabia, laying the foundation for the islamic expansion.
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Samuel the leader of Bulgaria started attacking Basil's empire so Basil slowly started to seige Bulgaria. After he took over Bulgaria he went to italy
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It was the break of communion between the Catholic Church and Eastern Orthodox churches which had lasted until the 11th century.
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Emperor Alexius asked pope Urban for help. Urban Wanted to reinforce the power of the papacy so Urban seized the opportunity to unite Christian Europe under him as he fought to take back the Holy Land from the Turks.
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The Crusaders looted, terrorized, and vandalized Constantinople for three days. They stole ancient and medieval Roman/Greek art and prized possessions.
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Byzantine Empire came to an end when Constantinople was attacked by the Ottomans. Some say it was the end of the European Middle Ages
