History of the Byzantines

Emperor Constantine I founded the Byzantine Capital

330

Constantine and his successors moved their base to the eastern Mediterranean after German invaders attacked the Roman Empire in the West. Constantine then rebuilt the Greek city of Byzantine and named it Constantinople after himself. In 330, he made it the new capital and then it became the central city for trading because of all of its connections to the nearby cities.

Nika Revolt (Riots)

532

Three days before the Nika Riots several people were to be hanged. But two of the men escaped and were hidden and protected in a nearby church. The town demand that they be released, when they were not released they set fire to the Praetorium. throughout the next couple of days they set more fires and they spread throughout the city.

General Belisarius Military Campaign

533

Justinian gave troops to Belisarius and he went on an expedition to defeat the Vandal Kingdom. The many Romans dislikes the Vandal Kingdom because of religious and political reasons. In Vandal Kingdom Christians were being persecuted. Belisarius won the battle against the Vandal Kingdom.

Hagia Sophia Completed

537

The Hagia Sophia was constructed to be one of the most important structures on the world. It was designed to be the major basilica of the Byzantine Empire. They built the new church on top of the same land that the old one was on. They improved the Romans dome by making it larger and enclosed.

Early Islamic Military Campaigns into Byzantine Territory

Feb 8, 634

The religion Islam was created in Arabia. Islam lost a couple of battles in the Byzantine East. Eventually they won two battles against the Byzantines.

Emperor Basil II Military Conquests Of Bulgaria

Feb 8, 986

Bulgaria sent many invaders over several years into the byzantine territory. After Basil II acquired his role in the Byzantine empire, he led his army into Bulgaria to siege their villages. He and his men lost many battles so they decided to wave the white flag and head home.

Great Schism

Feb 8, 1054

The final separation between the eastern christian churches and the western christian churches. The eastern churches were led by the patriarch of Constantinople and the western churches were led by Pope Leo IX.

Emperor Alexios I contacts Pope Urban II for military help in Middle East

Feb 7, 1095

When the Seljuk Turks conquered the city of Jerusalem, they banned Christians from entering the town where Christianity started. After the Turks took over the city they threatened to take Constantinople. The threat made Emperor Alexios I to contact Pope Urban II for help against the Seljuk Turks.

The Fourth Crusade

Feb 7, 1202

The Fourth Crusade occurred in 1202 BC, What happened was that instead of attacking the Muslims, Pope Innocent told the crusaders to attack Constantinople. the crusaders stole the possessions of people in Constantinople and were considered successful.

Fall of Constantinople to the ottoman Turks ( official end to Byzantines)

Feb 8, 1453

The Ottomans started a 53 day siege against Constantinople. The Ottomans won and caused the end of the Byzantine and Roman Empires.