History of the Byzantines

By Baileymore
  • 330

    Emperor Constantine I Founded the Byzantine Capitol

    Byzantium took on the name of Constantinople after it was re-founded under the Roman emperor Constantine I, who transferred the capital from Rome to Byzantium in 330. One reason that he moved the capitols location was because it was now closer to the middle of the Roman Empire.
  • 532

    Nika Revolt (riots)

    It is a rebellion which happened in Constantinople, Byzantine in the Justinian I period. In 532 A.D. , a civil uprising occurred against to Justinian.
  • 533

    General Belisarius Military Campaigns

    Belisarius embarked with 5,000 cavalry, destroyed all the Vandal power in only a few months and restored the provinces to Byzantine rule.
  • 537

    Hagia Sophia Completed

    Hagia Sophia, also called Church of the Holy Wisdom or Church of the Divine Wisdom, was a cathedral built at Constantinople in the 6th century A.D. Byzantine emperor Justinian I was in charge of the creation of the Hagia Sophia. The Eastern Orthodox Church focused on Hagia Sophia for 1000 years as an important place.
  • Feb 7, 780

    Early Islamic Military campaigns to Byzantine trritory

    Palestine, Syria, Anatolia and Southern Italy fought a series of wars for supremacy in the Eastern Mediterranean. After a period of indecisive and slow border warfare, a steak of Byzantine victories in the 10th and 11th centuries allowed three Byzantine Emperors to recapture taken land.
  • Feb 7, 986

    Emporer Basil II military conquests to Bugaria

    In 986, after securing his own position in Byzantium, emperor Basil II gathered a 30,000-man army, marched on the Bulgarian city of Sofia and laid siege to it. Basil was ambushed and defeated at the Battle of the Gates of Trajan.
  • Feb 8, 1054

    Great Schism

    This was the split up of what is now two churches called the Eastern Orthodox and the Roman Catholic churches. This lasted for about 100 years.
  • Nov 27, 1095

    Emperor Alexios I contacts Pope Urban II for military help in Middle East

    Emperor Alexios I gets Pope Urban II to gather all Christians so that they get the Holy Land back from the Muslims.
  • Period: Feb 8, 1202 to Feb 8, 1204

    Fourth Crusade

    The crusade was intended for conquering Jerusalem which was controlled by the Muslims. It ended with the Crusaders of Western Europe invading and sacking the Christian city of Constantinople. This was the Capitol of the Eastern Rome Empire
  • May 29, 1453

    Fall of Constantinople to the Ottoman Turks

    The battle of Constantinople, the capital of the Byzantine Empire and one of the most defended cities in the world, took place in 1453. Sultan Mehmed II, ruler of the Ottoman Turks, led the assault. They one with 10000 Ottoman troopers