Byzatine Empire

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  • 330

    Constantine I Creates a New Rome- The Byzantine Empire

    The western half of Rome was crumbling, so Constantine I created a new empire on the ancient Greek colony of Byzantium.
  • 395

    The Roman Empire is Divided

    The Roman Empire was split in two, Leaving the Western half the Easter half made Constantinople the capital of the Empire.
  • 476

    The Western Empire Officially Falls

    The Western Empire falls and the eastern empire officially gets the name of the Byzantine empire.
  • 526

    Justinian's reign begins

    Justinian regains parts of the fallen Roman Empire, consisting of Northern Africa, Italy, and Spain. he also remakes the old Roman laws and makes them into one document. He also constructed the Hagia Sophia
  • 527

    General Belisarius Military Campaigns

    He became an official general in 527, he was essential in the retake of the old Rome.
  • 532

    Nika Revolt

    The blues and greens revolted against the empire, killing tens of thousands. They even hired mercenaries to massacre 30,000 citizens in the hippodrome.
  • 537

    Hagia Sophia Finished

    This Greek Orthodox basilica was constructed from 532-537 under the reign of Justinian.
  • 568

    The Lombards invade Italy

    The Lombards started an invasion of Italy eventually taking the Northern half from the Byzatines
  • 636

    Early Islamic military campaigns into Byzantine territory

    In 636 one of the most major battles took place when the byzantines lost to a significantly smaller Muslim force, this lead to the loss of Syria and Palestine.
  • 970

    Emperor Basil II military conquests of Bulgaria

    He launched many conquests on the eastern part of Bulgaria and even paid another army to attack it for them, although that army later tried to attack Byzantine.
  • 1054

    Great Schism

    The eastern and western churches separated dividing the empire in two.
  • 1095

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

    During the first crusade Byzantine required help with the Muslim attack, the pope called upon his fellow christians to help fight for god and to take back the holy land.
  • 1204

    Fourth Crusade

    Crusader armies captured, looted, and destroyed parts of Constantinople, the capital of the Byzantine Empire
  • 1453

    The Byzantine Empire falls to the Ottoman Army

    During the reign of Constantine XI the Ottoman Army stormed Constantinople and took over the Byzantine Empire.