History of the Byzantines

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  • Period: 300 to Jan 1, 1500

    History of the Byzantines

  • 330

    Byzantine's Capital of Constantinople

    Byzantine's Capital of Constantinople
    After the German invaders battled the Romans in the west, Constantine moved the capital east and renamed it Constantinople. He, then, made it the capital of the Byzantine Empire.
  • 532

    Nika Riot

    Nika Riot
    The Nika riot took place in Constantinople over the course of about a week. They were riots against Justinian I. The city of Constantinople was in ruins after, with many killed and parts of the city burnt to the ground.
  • 533

    Belisarius Military Campaigns

    Belisarius Military Campaigns
    Belisarius was chosen by Justinian to get back Western Rome from the German tribes. He took a fairly small group of soldiers and conquered parts of North Africa. He continued to reconquer land for the Romans.
  • 537

    Completion of Hagia Sophia

    Completion of Hagia Sophia
    Hagia Sophia was built for the Greek Orthodox Christian religion as a church. It was built by Constantine I, however it was ruined in the battles and riots that took place in Constantinople. It was rebuilt by Justinian I.
  • Period: Jan 1, 622 to Jan 2, 732

    Islamic Invasions

    From 622-732, Islamic leaders sent in a large army to gain back territory. Islamic people invaded other areas reconquring a lot of land.
  • Jan 1, 970

    Basil II conquers Bulgaria

    Basil II conquers Bulgaria
    The fights over the land that is Bulgaria lasted many years. In 970, Basil II's military conquered many eastern provinces. They were not able to gain control over the western provinces.
  • Jan 1, 1054

    The Great Schism

    The Great Schism
    The Great Schism was basically the split between the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Church. The distance between the far east and west was huge. This large distance caused some conflicts and differences in beliefs.
  • Jan 1, 1095

    Pope Urban II helps Emperor Alexios I

    Pope Urban II helps Emperor Alexios I
    Popes and emperors did not get along very well. When Emperor Alexios I for Pope Urban II's help, he agreed. He helped because the Turks had migrated to the Holy Land.
  • Jan 1, 1204

    Fourth Crusade

    Fourth Crusade
    The Turks were on route to Jerusalem but were redirected to Constantinople. The western crusaders were no longer getting paid. They attacked the city of Constantinople and Alexios was murdered. This is were the decline of the Byzantine Empire was sure to continue to decline.
  • Jan 1, 1453

    The Fall of Constantinople

    The Fall of Constantinople
    The crusades didn't go as planned for Pope Urban II and Emperor Alexios I. They did not reconquer the Holy Land. Although they were negatively effected, Europe went through many economical and political changes after the crusades.