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324
reunification of the Roman empire
In this year, the emperor Constantine reunited the western and eastern empire which was before divided by Diocletian. -
330
Moving of the capital
Constantine moved the capital from Rome to the Greek city state Byzantium because it had a strategic location. He could be considered the Godfather of the Byzantine empire because of this. -
Period: 474 to
First Byzantine emperor
The first Byzantine emperor, called Zeno, began ruling by marrying the emperor´s daughter. In 491, Zeno ended ruling because he died, it is unknown if Zeno died of dysentery, epilepsy . Bassilicus preceded -
476
Beggining of the Byzantine empire
In 476, the Roman Western empire declined because of the Germanic and Huns invasion and because of the political, social, economic and other military problemns. In this year the Byzantine empire started. From its beggining, it faced constant challenges from foreign enemies. -
525
Theodora
Theodora was the most powerful woman in the Byzantine empire. She married Justinian in 525. She met with foreigns envoys, wrote to foreign leaders, passed laws, and built churches. -
Period: 527 to 565
Justinian
Justinian took power because he succeeded his uncle Justin to the throne . He was considered ¨The great¨for all that he did. He died in 565 -
532
Nika rebelion
This rebelion was provoked by the fan gangs of the Hippodrome shows that demanded Justinian because of his cruelty with some gang riots. -
533
Reconquering the land
Justinian sent his best general, Belisarius, to reconquer the lost Roman territories. -
542
The black death, Bubonic plague started.
The rats from India started transmiting a disease called Bubonic plague. It ended approximately in the 700's. -
Oct 5, 610
Heraclius took power
In 610, Heraclius, son of Heraclius the Elder, took power. He is known for changing the language to Greek. He lost against the Muslims and Persians. -
Jan 1, 626
Other attacks
Ivasions from the Avars and Persians were present behind the Byzantine empire decline, this wars apported to the empire declination. -
Jan 1, 730
Contoversy over Icons starts in the Byzantine Empire
Iconoclasm the contoversy over whether to allow religious icons in the Orthodox Church started. The influence of the Ten Commandments (No Graven Images) and to a lesser extent of Islam and its prohibition against images probably both played parts in the controversy. -
Apr 19, 1054
Great Schism between Catholic and Orthodox Christians
The Eastern Orthodox Church (with its head as the Byzantine Emperor) splits from the Western Catholic Church (with its head the Pope). This break took place due to theological issues reinforced with ideas such as the supremacy of the Pope or Emperor, language differences, and several other issues. -
Jan 6, 1449
Last emperor
Constantine XI Palaiologos took power, he was the last Byzantine emperor, he acknowledge the union of the church (he agreed with the two types of church). -
Jan 1, 1453
Fall of the Byzantine empire
After Justinians death, the empire began to have setbacks which began to mark dents in the empire. It began getting reduced and by 1350 it was reduced to the tip of Anatolia and a strip of the Balkans. Finally, the city fell to the Ottoman Turks in 1453. -
Spreading
Byzantine culture spreads to Russia. -
Basil I
During Basil´s reign (867-886), with the help of his general Christopher, he restored the empire´s power in the west. -
Icons
Due to iconoclasm, the use of the icon was lost which was very important to the Byzantine empire and in 1843, this use was restored. -
Period: to Jan 1, 1043
Attacks from the Rusians
During 860-1043, the Russians attemped invasions of the city Constantinople
