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324
Emperor Constantine I Founded the Byzantine Capital
The emperor of Constantine I Founded the Byzantine Capitals d renamed it to Kōnstantinoupoils (city of Constantine) -
532
Nika revolt
The Nika revolt was a riot that took place on January 13, 532. During the riot there was over 30,000 deaths and nearly half the city was burned. -
533
General Belisarius Military campaigns
General Belisarius Was a very powerful and successful leader. He concluded the vandolic kingdom in the vondolic war. -
537
Hagia Sophia Completed
The Hagia Sophia took nearly six years to complete and is also known as the church of the holy Wisdom/Church of the Devine Wisdom. -
634
Early Islamic military campaigns into Byzantine territory
The Muslims spread through the Middle East on conquest. They found their roots and the Muslim community population grew -
1014
Emperor Basil II military conquests of Bulgaria
He is a part of the Macedonian dynasty and he was the longest reigning monarch of all time -
1054
Great schism
the great schism was when the east and west churches separated. -
1095
Emperor Alexios I contacts Pope Urban II
Pope urban || started the war against the Muslims so he could reclaim the Holy Land. -
1204
Fourth Crusade
The city was controlled by the Byzantine empire when nearly 6,000 of the crusaders army when to destroy the Greek christan capital. -
May 29, 1453
Fall of Constantinople to the Ottoman Turks
After nearly ten centuries of war defeats and victories, the Byzantine empire was taken over by the Ottoman Turks.
