Byzantine & Slavs By mrburch 330 Constantine builds Constantinople Constantine builds Constantinople 476 Rome falls 557 Justinian becomes Eastern Roman Emperor Oct 10, 726 Emperor Leo III oders all icons reomoved Oct 10, 1240 Alexander Nevsky defeats the Swedes Oct 10, 1453 Constantinople falls to Ottoman Turks Oct 10, 1472 Ivan III takes the title of Czar Mar 2, 2022 Vladimir becomes Grand Prince of Kiev