History of the Byzantines

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  • Period: 300 to 1500

    History of the Byzantines

  • 330

    Emperor Constantine I Founded the Byzantine Capital

  • 330

    Emperor Constantine I Founded the Byzantine Capital

    After the fall of the Roman Empire Constantine moved into the Mediterranean. He rebuilt the Greek city Byzantium and renames it Constantinople. He then made Constantinople the capiral of the new empire.
  • 532

    Nika Revolt

  • 532

    Nike revolt

    Riots and fire swept through Constantinople. Many buildings excluding Hagia Sophia were destroyed.
  • Period: 532 to 537

    Hagia Sophia Rebuilding

  • Period: 532 to 537

    Hagia Spohia Rebuilding

    After the riots Justinian was on a mission to restore Roman glory. He launched a program to make Constantinople better than ever before. His great triumph was the rebuilding of Hagia Sophia.
  • Period: 535 to 545

    General Belisarius Military Campaigns

  • Period: 535 to 545

    General Belisarius Military Campaigns

    Justinian sent Belisarius to begin the recon quest of the Western Roman territories occupied by Germanics. He continued and took over Sicily then Naples. He then took over the Goths and became their emperor
  • Period: 629 to 718

    Early Islamic military campaigns into Byzantine territory

  • Period: 629 to 718

    early Islamic military campaigns into Byzantine territory

    The Arabian Empire extended 200 days journey from east to west. The conquest brought about the collapse of the Sassanid Empire and a great territorial loss for the Byzantine Empire.
  • Period: 968 to 1018

    Emperor Basil II military conquests of Bulgaria

  • Period: 968 to 1018

    Emperor Basil II kilotary conquests of Bulgaria

    Over a series of conflicts between Bulgaria and Byzantine Byzantines gradually took over Bulgaria.
  • 1054

    Great Schism

    The Great Schism is the break of communion between the Roman Catholic Church and Eastern Orthodox churches
  • Period: 1054 to 1417

    Great Schism

  • 1095

    Emperor Alexios I contacts Pope Urban II

  • 1095

    Emperor Alexios I contacts Pope Urban II

    Alexios urgently asked Pope Urban II for Christian knights to help him fight the Muslim Turks.
  • Period: 1202 to 1204

    Fourth Crusade

  • Period: 1202 to 1204

    Fourth Crusade

    The crusaders diverted from fighting Muslims to fighting other Christians.
  • 1453

    Fall of Constantinople to the Ottoman Turks

  • 1453

    Fall of Constantinople to the Ottoman Turks

    The Fourth Crusade weakened the Byzantine empire which had already lost most of its lands. the empire continued to decline then fell to invaders from the Ottom Turks.