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333
Roman capital moved
The Roman capital was renamed Constantinople 330 A.D. when the Roman emperor Constantine I moved his capital there from Rome (Encylopedia Americana). As the capital of the Byzantine Empire, Constantinople became a great cultural, economic, religious, and administrative center -
Period: 333 to Apr 24, 1258
Foundations
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476
Fall of Rome
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527
Justinian rules Byzantine Empire
Justinian did a great deal of good by establishing a number of manufactures in Constantinople. It was he who first brought silk-worms into Europe. -
Apr 24, 622
RIse of Islam
The immigration (Hijra) of Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) from Makkah (Mecca) to Medina. THhis imigration occurred as command from God when the unbelievers plotted to assassinate the prophet. This event marked the starting of the Islamic calendar that is called Hijra Islamic calendar. -
Apr 24, 732
Battle of Tours
At the Battle of Tours near Poitiers, France, Frankish leader Charles Martel, a Christian, defeats a large army of Spanish Moors, halting the Muslim advance into Western Europe. -
Apr 23, 1054
1st Schism in Christian Church
Catholic and Orthodox Churches of the Western and Eastern Roman (Byzantine) Empires respectively split from being one church into two separate bodies. -
Apr 23, 1066
Norman Conquest of England
William the Conqueror, aka the Duke of Normandy, successfully invaded England and became King William I in 1066. -
Apr 23, 1071
Battle of Manzikert
The Battle of Manzikert occurred on August 26, 1071 between the Byzantine Empire and Seljuk Turkish forces led by Alp Arslan, resulting in the defeat of the Byzantine Empire and the capture of Emperor Romanus IV Diogenes. -
Apr 23, 1095
1st crusade
The First Crusade was launched in 1095 by Pope Urban II with the primary goal of responding to the appeal from Byzantine Emperor Alexius I. -
Apr 23, 1258
Mongols sack Baghdad
Battle of Baghdad in which Mongol forces overran Baghdad, burning the city to the ground, "killing as many as 1,000,000 citizens
