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333
Constantinople is built
Emperor Constantine I rebuilt the Greek city of Byzantium and then renamed it to Constantinople, and then made it into the capital of the empire. Constantinople also became a huge trade route as well. -
532
Justinian becomes Emperor of Byzantine and the Nika Revolt starts
Justinian becomes emperor and the Nika riot takes place. The Nika revolt was a riot that took place for a week that involved the rioters burning down some of the city, trying to overthrow Justinian, and the killing of a lot of people. -
532
Nika Revolt
The Nika revolt was a riot that took place for a week that involved the rioters burning down some of the city, trying to overthrow Justinian, and the killing of a lot of people. -
Period: 532 to 559
General Belisarius
General Belisarius was a general that ended the NIka Revolt and helped conquer a lot of land for the Byzantine empire. He conquered the Persians, the Vandals of Africa, won some victories against the Ostrogoths in Italy and conquered Sicily, then Naples, then Rome, and finally Ravenna. Then in 540 AD he goes against the Ostrogoths again in Italy. -
533
Hagia Sophia
After the Nika revolt in 532 AD Justinian rebuilt and improved the construction of the Hagia Sophia. The Hagia Sophia was then a church used to worship the Wisdom of God. -
Period: 970 to 1025
Emperor Basil II
Emperor Basil II was the emperor of Byzantine at the time and also conquered Bulgaria. He conquered a lot of important lands in Bulgaria and in 1014 the Byzantines won the battle of Kleidion which was the turning point for the Byzantine army. In 1018 Ivan Vladislav died and since there was no king of Bulgaria they chose to surrender to the Emperor Basil II. Emperor Basil II died in 1025. -
1024
The Fourth Crusade
The Fourth Crusade was when the crusaders started to fight other Christians than Muslims. Then they helped merchants from the northern Italian city of Venice defeat their Byzantine trade rivals where they then captured and looted Constantinople -
1050
Seljuk Turks start to take over
The Seljuk Turks had migrated from Central Asia to the Middle East and converted to Islam. Then they started to take over Byzantine territory in the Asia Minor also taking over the Holy Lands. Byzantine was also facing attacks from other civilizations as well at the time but the Turks were one of the greatest threats. -
1054
The Great Schism
Great Schism was the break between Western and Eastern Mediterranean Christians. This came as a result of political, cultural, and theological subjects. -
1095
Emperor Alexios gets help from Pope Urban II
Emperor Alexios I contacts Pope Urban II for military help in Middle East to help him fight the Muslim Turks that were threatening the survival of the Byzantine empire. -
1453
Fall of Byzantine
After the Fourth Crusade had already weakened the Byzantine empire, the Ottoman Turks led by Mehmet II defeated the Byzantine empire ending it for good.
