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Constantinople is built and is turned into the capital of Byzantine by Constantine
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Belisarius is born and in 532 is turned into a general where he puts down Nika's Rebellion, defeated Persia and Carthage a year
later, defeated the Ostrogoths, put down a couple rebellions, and defeated Persia again. He did all of this in 25 years as a general. He was later put in prison on what is believed trumped up charges, and died 3 years later. -
30,00 people die rioting in Constantinople, destroying and burning most of the city. This took place in a five day period starting with competitive chariot racing gone wrong
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In this time the Hagia Sophia, a famed church, is created by the Emperor Justinian. It is considered the greatest piece of Byzantine architecture ever built
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The Greek Orthodox Church and Roman Catholic Church excommunicate each going there separate ways as different religions
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A crusade that Pope Innocent III excommunicated several knights for, the Fourth Crusade took and sacked Constantinople, causing a leadership change from Alexius IV to Alexius V
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In 1453 the Ottamen Turks cut Constantinople off from the Black Sea and then seized the city in a long battle that ended with the Turks on top, and the Byzantine with nothing
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Alexius I talks to Pope Urban II to see if he'll help Byzantine fight the Turks, starting the first crusade.
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He takes Syria from the Muslims and he takes Greece from the Bulgars
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Muslims take North Africa and attempt to take Constantinople but are unsuccessful. They try to in 717 with a land and sea fleet but are held off again. In 721 they take Asia Minor
