History of the Byzantines

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  • 330

    Emporer Constantine founded the Byzantine Capitol

    Emporer Constantine founded the Byzantine Capitol
    When Constantine became emporer of the Byantine empire, he wanted a capital city named after him. Later Constantine is known best for his capital city- Consantinople.
  • Period: 330 to Jan 1, 1453

    Events

  • 527

    Justinian becomes Emporer of the Byzantines

    Justinian becomes Emporer of the Byzantines
    Justinian was a Christian emporer of the Byzantine Emporer. Justinian was sometimes called "The Last of the Romans." History remembers Justinian for his organization and government skills for the Byzantine Empire
  • 537

    Hagia Sophia Completed

    Hagia Sophia Completed
    The Hagia Sophia was built in Constantinople between the years of 532-537. The inside consists of a 105 foot dome and columns. The Hagia Sophia was built in a remarkably short amount of time in about 6 years.
  • 545

    General Belisarius Military Campaigns

    General Belisarius Military Campaigns
    Belisarius was the leading military leader during the time of Justinian's rule. He fought for the Byzantine Empire in a military campaign between the years of 533-545 against multiple other empires. He was one of the last important figures in the Roman military tradition.
  • Jan 1, 700

    Islamic Conquests

    Islamic Conquests
    The Empire stood as a buffer for Western Europe by preventing the spread of the Muslim conquest. Constantinople itself withstood their attack and the Byzantines held on to their heartland.
  • Jan 1, 1025

    Emperor Basil II military conquests

    Emperor Basil II military conquests
    Basil II fought military conquests till his death on December 15 1025. He worked mainly on extending the empire. He was known in his time as Basil the Porphyrogenitus and Basil the Young.
  • Jan 1, 1054

    Great Schism

    Great Schism
    The Great Schism divided Chalcedonian Christianity into Western Catholicism and Eastern Orthodoxy. This happened when the bishops of Rome, Alexandria, Antioch, Constantinople and Jerusalem became parts of the Council of Chalcedon in 451 and that caused unity in the empire to fall.
  • Jan 1, 1095

    Emperor Alexios I and Pope Urban II

    Emperor Alexios I and Pope Urban II
    Byzantine Emperor Alexios I requested the Pope to help defeat the Turks. The Pope's first response was to preach the First Crusadeat the Council of Clermont. The preaching was geared to the French sand even spoke in French.
  • Apr 1, 1204

    Fourth Crusade

    Fourth Crusade
    The Fourth Crusade armies broke through Constantinople and slaughtered their way through the Metropolis of the Christian world. Constantinople went into debt during the Fourth Crusade. Multiple warriors were recruited and fought against during the crusade.
  • Jan 1, 1453

    End of the Byzantines

    End of the Byzantines
    The event that ended the Byzantine Empire was called the Fall of Constantinople. It was a fight between the Ottoman Turks and the Byzantines. The Ottoman Forces won and took over Constantinople. It has been said that it was the end of the Middle Ages and the beginning of the Renaissance.