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After the death of his father, Emperor Consatantine defeated several of his rivals and claimed the old Byzantium area for the new capital.
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General Belisarius gained command in 530, and used it to destroy the Vandal Empire and fight against the Ostrogoths. Unfortunately Emperor Justinian became suspicious of Belisarius, thus removing him from significant power. He went about less significant campaigns until his recall in 548.
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After the political error or not pledging support to a chariot racing team, three rioteer ringleaders were set to be executed. However, two of them escaped and the masses asked leniency for them. When that failed deadly riots broke out at the next race, ending with much of the city on fire.
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The six year project, the Hagia Sophia was completed. It was built under the order of Justinian I.
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The Arab-Muslim forces annually invaded the southern states of the Byzantine empire, threatening Constantinople at least twice.
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After conflict between the Bulagarian Empire and the Byzantine Empire, the Byzantines, by command of Emperor Basil, gradually invaded Bulgaria. The tide turned to Byzantine favor around the last 20 years of the conquest when Emperor Basil II took command.
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Because of language differences between the Greek and Latin languages, the Christian church began to drift in two. It separated into the Roman Calothic church and the Greek Orthodox Church.
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In a time of need Alexios I reached out for help from Pope Urban II against the Muslims. Pope Urban delivered an influential speech to all Christians, rousing the first crusade.
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In an attempt to retake Jerusalem, Pope Innocent III commanded the fourth crusade, but after an interesting mixup Constantinople was the target of the attack. The city was stripped of many of its riches.
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Sultán Mehmed II laid siege to Constantinople from both land and sea with an army of Ottoman Turks, putting an end to the Byzantine Empire
