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History Of the Byzantines

  • Emperor Constantine I founded the Byzantine capital
    330

    Emperor Constantine I founded the Byzantine capital

    He transferred the capital of the Roman Empire from Rome to Byzantium in 330 AD and designated his new capital officially as Nova Roma
  • general belisarius
    500

    general belisarius

    was a general of byzantine empire. he was instrumental to emperor justinian's ambitious project of reconquering much of mediterranean territory.
  • Nika revolt
    532

    Nika revolt

    was a revolt against Emperor Justinian I that took place over the course of a week in Constantinople in AD 532.
  • Hagia Sophia completed
    532

    Hagia Sophia completed

    was a Greek Orthodox Christian patriarchal basilica, later an imperial mosque, and now a museum in Istanbul, Turkey. The Hagia Sophia, whose name means “holy wisdom,” is a domed monument.
  • Emperor conquests of Bulgaria
    Feb 9, 1018

    Emperor conquests of Bulgaria

    Emperor Boris II was captured and taken to Constantinople where he abdicated and the Byzantine Emperor John I Tzimiskes announced the annexation of Bulgaria, even though the Eastern Roman Empire only controlled Eastern Bulgaria at the time
  • emperor alexios
    Feb 7, 1081

    emperor alexios

    was a byzantine emperor from 1081 1118. although he was not the founder of the komneian dynasty, it was during his reign that the komnenos family came to full power
  • fourth crusade
    Nov 7, 1198

    fourth crusade

    was western European armed expedition called pope innocent 3, originally to conquer muslim-controlled jerusalem by means of an invasion through egypt
  • Great schism
    Feb 9, 1378

    Great schism

    The great schism was a split within the Roman Catholic Church that lasted from 1378 to 1417.
  • Fall of constantinople
    May 29, 1453

    Fall of constantinople

    was the capture of the capital of the byzantine empire by an invading army of the ottoman empire
  • Early Muslim Conquests

    Early Muslim Conquests

    The Muslim conquests brought about the collapse of the Sassanid Empire and a great territorial loss for the Byzantine Empire.