The history of the Byzantine empire

By omattson
  • Period: 300 to 1500

    The life time of the Byzantine Empire

    Was a part of the roman empire. It kept the history of the roman. And it last a long time
  • 330

    The start of the empire

    The start of the empire
    There was a guy name Constantine 1 , and he wanted to make the "New Rome." He build his first town on a old Greek place named Byzantine.
  • 379

    The First Emperor

    The First Emperor
    Theodosivs 1 was the first emperor. he was the last emperor to rule over west and east Rome at the same time. He made the Orthodox Nicene Christianity. He ruled from 379 - 395
  • 382

    The Treaty with the Visigoth Athanaric

    The Treaty with the Visigoth Athanaric
    One thing the Theodosivs had to get around was the groups that lived by the new empire. Theodosivs started a friend relationship with the Visigoth. This then led to a strong peace deal.
  • 476

    The fall of west Rome

    The fall of west Rome
    This was a turning point in the Byzantine empire. The Byzantine empire had no direct connection to Rome and lost the Romain touch. They started following more Greek ideas. This helped the empire in the end but they lost the touch of Rome.
  • 500

    The second wall of Constantinpole

    The second wall of Constantinpole
    The second wall could protect from all sides. They protected from multiple invasions. They are made of limestone and bricks. the only people to get through the walls was the Ottomans.
  • 527

    Justinian 1

    Justinian 1
    Justinian was know for helping the Byzantine empire. One way he did this was to create / bring back old Rome & Greek laws into the new empire . This made the empire stable. He also had a thing for conquering many of romes old states.
  • 532

    Hagia Irene

    Hagia Irene
    The Hagia Lrene was building built in the 5 the century. It showed off the Greek & Rome building style. It was a domed roof church. It was made out of stone and bricks.
  • 541

    The bubonic plague

    The bubonic plague
    The bubonic plague came around during Justinian rule. The plague hit Constantinople really hard. This affect most of the empires and towns on the Mediterranean Sea. This stop a lot of wars that the empire was in at the time.
  • 1453

    The fall of the empire

    The fall of the empire
    On 1453 the Ottowan empire stormed the city of Constantinople. The ottowan finished the already dying empire. The byzantine leader Constantine XI died in the battle.