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280
Constantine the Great is born
Constantine is born in 280 CE in Maissus -
305
Constantine was an imperial soldier for Diocletian
Diocletian used the sons of his co-emperors for blackmail. Constantine was Constantius (co-emperor of Gaul) son -
312
Constantine the Great reign
Constantine the Great reigned from 312 CE to 324 CE emperor of the western empire and from 324 CE to 337 Ce he ruled over the Roman Empire. he was declared emperor by the army in 306 CE but he wasn't officially declared emperor until 312 -
312
Constantine defeats his biggest enemy
Constantine defeats Maxentius in CE -
313
Constantine signs the Edict of Milan
By doing this he made the persecution of Christians illegal. -
315
Constantine reorganized the currency system
During his reign. Historians don't know the exact year -
324
Constantine - battle of Crysopolis
this battle was fought18 September 324 at Chrysopolis between Constantine and Licinius who were former allies. After this war Constantine becomes soul emperor. -
325
Constantine makes one of his largest contributions to his faith.
He did this by calling the council of Nicaea and making a reunion of Bishops to end the disagreement over religion by creating the Nicene Creed. -
330
Constatine- Constantinople
Constantine moves the capital to the East into modern-day Turkey and names it Constantinople -
337
Constantine the Great dies
Constantine dies in 337 CE in Ancyrona (modern-day Izmit, Turkey) -
347
Theodosisus I is born
He is born in Cauca in 347 CE -
376
Theodosius marries Aelia Flaccila
They have two kids: Pulcheria and Arcadius who is the one meant to follow the throne -
378
Theodosius is called to court
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379
Theodosius I reign
Theodosius I ruled from 379 to 395 CE. -
388
Theososius defeats Magnus Maximus
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394
Theodosius reunites the empire temprarily in 394
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395
Theodosius I makes christianity the official religion
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395
Theodosius I dies
Died in Mediolanum in 395 CE -
483
Justinian I is born
Justinian is born in Constantinople 483 CE -
497
Theodora is born
Born in 497 CE in Crete or Syria (historians are not sure which location is correct) -
525
Justinian I recieves the title of Ceasar
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527
Justinian I reign
Ruled from 527 CE to 565 CE -
527
Theodora reign
Ruled from 527 CE until her death in 548 CE -
527
Theodora- rights women
During her reign she is mostly remembered for recognizing women rights and helping her husband with laws who benefited women. -
527
Justinian I was made co-emperor with the rank of Augustus
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527
Justinian I - Justian Code
Justinian established a set of laws that united the empire. Four books: Codex Constitutionum (527), Digesta (530-533), Institutiones (533) and lastly Novellae Constitutiones Post- Codicem (565) -
527
Theodora becomes empress
On 1 April 527 CE she is crowned empress along the side of her husband. -
527
Theodora- women rights
It is said that during her reign along with her husband she recognized women rights and even implemented laws helping women become more independent. -
532
Justinian I - Hagia Sophia
The Hagia Sophia was a christian church that eventually turned to a muslim mosque built by Justinian I after the Nika Riots. It is also known as the church of Holy Wisdom and was built to give a message and leave a legacy. It was built from 532 to 537 -
532
Justinian I - Nika Riots
the Nika Riot was a revolt held inJanuary, 532 C.E., in Constantinople were Justinian attracted the rebels who were mad for their life conditions and the raised taxes into the Hippodrome and his soldiers massacred. -
540
Theodora - Religion
In 540 CE she accepted that Jesus Christ was only one devine nature -
540
Theodora- religion
In 540 Theodora starts to believe that Jesus Christ had only one nature. -
541
Theodora- John of Cappadocia
It is said that for personal hatred Theodora caused john to be banished from the court in 541. -
548
Theodora dies
She dies in Constantinople in 548 CE. Her cause of death was cancer or what historians believe. -
565
Justinian I dies
Justinian I dies in 565 in Constantinople -
575
Heraclius is born
Born in 575 CE in Cappadocia -
610
Heraclius reign
Byzantine emperor from 610 CE to 641 CE -
610
Heraclius
In October, 610 CE he is crowned emperor of a crumbling state. -
617
Heraclius Avars
In 617 or 619 Heraclius made an effort to calm down the Avars so he met them at Thracian Heraclea were they captured him. -
625
Herclius retired
In 625 Heraclius retired to Anatolia. -
627
Heraclius invades Persia
Heraclius invades Persia in December 627 were he killed three Persian generals in single combat as well as the Persian commander giving him a victory -
630
Heraclius- Holy Sepulchre
he restored the cross to the church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem -
641
Heraclius dies
Heraclius died Feb. 11, 641 CE in Constantinople -
752
Irene of Athens is born
Born in Athens in 752 CE -
780
Irene of Athens reign
Irene of Athens ruled from 780 CE to 802 -
781
Irene of Athens - worship restoration
Irene permitted the restoration of the worship of icons -
782
Irene- atack order
In 782, Irene orders Michael Lachanodrakon, Constantine V’s general to attack the Arab army on the Eastern frontier. -
784
Theodora Patriarch
In 784 she replaces Constantinoples former Patriarch with Saint Tarasius another Patriarch who was important -
787
Irene of Athens- Eastern Church
Reunited the Eastern Church -
803
Irene of Athens dies
Irene of Athens dies in Lesbos (greek island- banished there) in 803 CE -
958
Basil Bulgaroktonos is born
Born in 958 CE in Constantinople -
976
Basil II reign
Basil II ruled from 976 CE to 1025 CE -
978
Zoe Porphyrogentia is born
Born in Constantinople in 978 CE -
986
Basil II - Warefare and extended imperial rule
From 986 until 1014 Basil extended imperial rule in Bulgaria,Mesopotamia, Georgia and Armenia because of the warfare between Byzantium and Bulgaria -
986
Basil II- loss against Samuel
In August 986 CE he lost against Samuel of Bulgaria in a narrow Bulgarian mountain pass known as Trajan’s Gate making this Basil’s first and worst military expedition wasCE). -
1018
Basil II marches victorious
Eventually , in 1018 CE Basil marched victorious to Service because bulgar lands were finally incorporatedA into the Byzantine Empire. -
1025
Basil II dies
Basil II dies in Constantinople in 1025 CE -
1028
Zoe reign
Zoe ruled from 1028 CE to 1050 CE -
1042
Zoe and Theodora
They are both pronounced co- empresses. -
1042
Zoe and Theodora - charity and public audiences
Zoe and Theodora make a charity for the poor people and gave public audiences -
1050
Zoe dies
Zoe dies in Constantinople in 1050 CE
