Byzantine empire

The Rise and Fall of the Byzantine Empire

By marianacruiz99
  • 476

    The beginning of the Byzantine Empire.

    The beginning of the Byzantine Empire.
    Byzantine Empire began as Rome felll. This Empire is also known as the new Rome, it flourished with all the Greek and Roman cultures mixed into one.
  • 525

    Theodora and Justinian got married.

    Theodora and Justinian got married.
    Theodora became the most powerful woman in the Byzantine Empire after she married Justinian.
  • 527

    Justinian became a ruler.

    Justinian became a ruler.
    A noble called Justinian became emperor and regain the glory of the Byzantine Empire.
  • 532

    Destruction of Hagia Sophia.

    Destruction of Hagia Sophia.
    Because of the Nika Rebellion, one of the most important and magnificent Christian church was burned. In this year the same it was rebuilt, and named "Hagia Sophia".
  • 532

    Nika Rebellion

    Nika Rebellion
    It is named after the after the word "Nika" which means "Victory". There were two fan groups that were mad at the government because they put down a previous Hippodrome fans. So, they decided to make several riots, in order to express their unconformity.
  • 533

    Belisarius reconvered North Africa from the Germanic tribes.

    Belisarius reconvered North Africa from the Germanic tribes.
    Belisarius, Justinian's best general led his troops to North Africa and recovered easily from Germanic tribes.
  • 535

    Belisarious attacked Rome.

    Belisarious attacked Rome.
    Two years after he conquered North Africa, he seized Rome from a group called The Ostogroths.
  • 565

    Justinian's Plague.

    Justinian's Plague.
    In this year The Plague of Justinian was terrible, 10000 people died everyday.
  • 565

    Justinian died.

    Justinian died.
    At the age of 82 Justinian died in Constantinople and left the reign to Justinian II.
  • Jan 1, 626

    Struck against Constantinople.

    Struck against Constantinople.
    The Persians and the Avars struck against Constantinople.
  • Period: Jan 1, 674 to Jan 1, 677

    Arab armies attacked Constantinople.

    Arab troops attacked the city of by land and sea under the leadership of Leo III.
  • Jan 1, 1350

    Byzantine was reduced.

    Byzantine was reduced.
    Due to all the strucks the Byzantine Empire was reduced to the tip of Anatolia and a strip of the Balkans.
  • Jan 1, 1453

    Byzantine fell.

    Byzantine fell.
    The city fell thanks to the Ottoman Turks.

  • Theodora died.

    Theodora died.
    After she died she was buried in the Church of the Holy Apostle, one of the most marvelous churches she and Justinian had built in Constantinople.
  • Period: to Jan 1, 1043

    Russians attacked.

    Russians took Constatinople by surprise at the time they were worrying about other threads.