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Emperor Constantine I Founded the Byzantine Capital
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Period: 330 to Sep 24, 1453
Byzantine Empire
The Byzantine Empire or Eastern Roman Empire capital city was Constantinople (todays Istanbul), founded as Byzantium. It survived the wars and fall of the Western Roman Empire in the 5th century AD and Existed for an additional thousand years until it fell because of Ottoman Turks in 1453 under Mehmed the Conqueror. -
534
Nika Revolt (riots)
The riots lasted for over a week and took place in contstantinople. It was the worst riot in history. Half of the city was destroyed and tens of thousands of people died during them. -
536
General Belisarius Military Campaign
On December 9, 536 AD, Byzantine Count Belisarius 5,000 troops entered Rome through the Asinarian Gate. The leader, Odoacer, had killed the last Western Roman emperor and declared him self as the King of the Romans. -
Period: Sep 23, 1095 to Sep 23, 1100
First Crusade
The First Crusade was the most successful. Urban demanded Christians to swarm Jerusalem and make it safe for Christian pilgrims. The armies of the First Crusade left in 1096 and captured Jerusalem in 1099. The Crusaders carved out small kingdoms for themselves and lived in them for awhile. -
Period: Sep 23, 1198 to Sep 23, 1207
Fourth Crusade
The Fourth Crusade started because Venetian leaders saw it as a way to increase their power and influence. Crusaders who arrived in Venice expected to end up in Egypt but were sent towards their allies in Constantinople. The city was seriously destroyed in 1204 which lead to more hate between Eastern and Western Christians. -
Period: Sep 24, 1378 to Sep 24, 1417
Great Schism
It was also called East–West Schism. It started the final separation between the Eastern Christian churches (led by the patriarch of Constantinople,) and the Western Church (led by Pope Leo IX). -
Sep 23, 1453
Fall of Constantinople
The Fall of Constantinople is when the capital of the Eastern Roman (Byzantine) Empire was captured by an invading army called The Ottomans. The Ottomans were lead by 21-year-old Ottoman Sultan Mehmed II. The conquest of Constantinople was a one month, 3 weeks and 2 days conquest. -
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Basil ll
Basil II was a Byzantine Emperor from the Macedonian dynasty. He was known in his time as Basil the Porphyrogenitus and Basil the Young to tell the difference of him from his ancestor, Basil I the Macedonian. The early years of his reign were powered by powerful generals from the Philosopher, aristocracy. -
Period: to Sep 24, 1050
Early Islamic military campaigns into Byzantine territory
The Byzantine Empire and the Abbasid & Fatimid fought a series of wars for supremacy in the Eastern Mediterranean. After a period of slow warfare, the Byzantine victories allowed three Byzantine Emperors, namely Nikephoros II Phocas, John I Tzimiskes and finally Basil II to recapture territory lost to the Muslim
