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Period: 300 to Sep 22, 1500
Byzantine Empire
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330
Constantine I Founded the Byzantine Capitol
Constantine rebuilds the Greek city Byzantium and renames it Constantinople. He makes it the capitol of the new empire. The city was located on the shore of Bospurus, a strait located close to the Mediterranean and Black Seas. -
Period: 527 to 565
General Balisarius Military Campaigns
Belisarius, a brilliant general, reconquers North Africa, Italy, and the southern Iberian Penninsula during this time. -
532
Nika revolts
A group of people in crowd at an event start attaking the palace and the city. It went on for one week, half the city was destroyed and tens of thousands of people were killed. -
537
Hagia Sophia completed
To restore Roman glory after the Nika rebellion, Justinian I rebuilds the church of Hagia Sophia, which means "Holy WIsdom". The church had an arching dome, colored marble, and embroidered silk curtains. -
Jan 1, 1054
Great Schism
A large divide due to arguments and disagreements in the Christian church between the east and west. The Byzantines on the east became orthodox and the west became the Roman Catholic church. -
Jan 1, 1095
Alexios I contacts Pope Urban II
Emperor Alexios asks the Pope for his christian knights to help fight the turks with him. Although the Byzantine emperor and the Pope were rivals, the pope agrees. -
Jan 1, 1204
Fourth Crusade Attacks Constantinople
Crusaders attack the city of Constantinople and destroy the city, leaving them weakened. They also took control of the islands owned by the Empire. -
Jan 1, 1453
Fall of Consatantinople
The Ottomon Turks, led by Mehmet II, attack the city of Constantinople. The city falls, because they were already weak after the fourth crusade. -
Period: to Jan 1, 1018
Basil II military conquests of Bulgaria
Emperor Basil 'Bulgaroctonus' ('Bulgar-slayer') gathered army to defeat Bulgaria after a series of conflicts. Finally, in 1018, the Bulgarians finally surrender. -
Period: to Jan 1, 1180
Early Islamic Military campaigns
During this time period, Muslim population conquests across civilizations, and conquers Syria and Egypt. Eventually they start the Byzantine - Arab war.
