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330
Emperor Constantine I Founded the Byzantine Capital
The capitol of the Byzantine Empire was Constantinople. Constantinople was the largest and richest city in Europe and played a key role in the spread of Christianity. -
360
Hagia Sophia Completed
A church in Contantinople that was used as the cathedral of the city. It was originally called the Magale Ekklesia but was changed to the Hagia Sophia. -
Period: 530 to 544
General Belisariuos Military Campaings
Belisarious won many battles throughout his military carrer which started at the age of 25 when the emporer apointed him to command after serving as one of his body gaurds. His 3 main campaings were againsts the Vandals, the Ostrogoths, and the deposition of Pope Silverius. -
537
Hagia Sophia reconstructed
Emporer Justinian ordered the rebulding of the Hagia Sophia after it was destroyed in the Nika Revolt. -
Jan 1, 1054
The Great Schism
This is the event that Christianity into Roman Catholicism and Eastern Orthodoxy. This hapeened over a long period of time where there wre disagrements in the church about athourity which casued a divide between the people. -
Nov 27, 1095
Emporer Alexios I contacts Pope Urban II for military help in the Middle East
The survival of the Byzantine Empire was realying on Pope Urban II to help them because they were facing serious threats from the Seljuk Turks. The Turks came to the Middle East and took over a majority of the empire, including the Holy Land. They desperatley needed help from the Pope's knights if they wanted to protect their empire. Luckily the Pope helped them even though they had been rivals for years. -
Period: Jan 1, 1202 to Jan 1, 1204
Fourth Crusade
A Western European that had the goal to conqur Jeruselm whoch was controlled by Muslim people. They were going to to do this by invading through Europe but their plans changed when they met up with the Byzantine prince who wanted help rebuliding the capitol of his empire. After they helped the prince theycontinued with their conquest, but now they had support from the Byzantine Empire. -
May 29, 1453
Fall of Constantinople to the ottoman Turks
The final attak that ended the Byzantine Empire was when the Ottoman army captured Constantinople, which was the empire's capitol. The current emporer, Constantine XI, died in the battle and the turks took over the empire he left behind. -
Nika revolt
Constantinople has riots in the city for 5 days that result in the tens of thousands of peopledying and over half of the city is torched and destroyed. They riots occured because Emporer Justinian kills the leaders of the blue and green factions after there are multiple fights between the teo groups. -
Period: to Jan 1, 1180
Early Islamic military campaigns into Byzantine territory
Byzantine Empire was the only power bordering Islamic Territory that they considered equal. They became rivals with the empire which was why their campaings against the Byzantine's were so importatnt. The Islamic people also used these campaings to increase their status as leaders. -
Period: to Jan 1, 1018
Emperor Basil II military conquests of Bulgaria
Emporer Basil II first invaded Bulgaria in 991 but had to stop his conquests until 101 because of issues in the East. He then campaigned until 1014 whe he finally defeated them. In 1018 Basil gained full control of Bulgaria and had retored the full Byzantine Empire border for the first time.
