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330
Emporer Constantine I Founded the Byzantine Capital
Constantine was a Roman Emperor. He rebuilt the city of Byzantine and named it Constantinople after himself. He made it the capital of the Byzantine Empire. -
Period: 330 to May 29, 1453
Byzantine History
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527
Justinian Becomes Emperor of the Byzantines
Justinian wanted to bring back the former glory of Rome. During his rule the Hagia Sophia was built and Justinian's Code was created. -
533
General Belisarius Military Campaigns
Belisarius was a general under Justinian. He led sea and land expeditions on, and conquered the Vandals and the Ostrogoths.
This continued until 545. -
537
Hagia Sophia Completed
Hagia Sophia means Holy Wisdom. It was built to be a church, then was made into a mosque, and is now a museum. It is the third building that was built because the first two burned down. -
Jan 1, 600
Islamic Conquests Parts of the Byzantine Empire
The Islamic conquests on the Byzantine Empire started with the Islamic prophet Muhammad. The conquests resulted in a huge territorial decline for the Byzantine Empire. -
Jan 1, 1025
Emperor Basil II Military Conquests
Basil II led many military conquests while he was emperor, but mostly focased on conquering the Bulgarians. He extended the empire to the largest it had been since the Islamic conquests. -
Jan 1, 1054
Great Schism
Chalcedonian Christianity split into the Eastern and Western branches. They are now known as the Eastern Orthodox and Roman Catholic Churches. -
Jan 1, 1095
Emperor Alexios I and Pope Urban II
Alexios stopped the decline of the Byzantian Empire and began to get back territory during the first crusade. Pope Urban started the first crusade. -
Jan 1, 1204
Fourth Crusade
Crusaders from Western Europe invaded Constantinople. They took it over and created the Latin Empire, which didn't last very long. -
May 29, 1453
End of the Byzantines
The Byzantine Empire ended when the Ottomen Empire took over Constantinople. This marked the end of the Middle Ages and of the Roman Empire.
