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Byzantine emperors

By kfreund2023
  • 280

    Constantine I

    Constantine I
    Reign: 306-337
    Birth: 280
    Died: 337
    -The first emperor of the empire.
    - Moved capital from Rome to Constantinople.
    -Founded the city of Constantinople 330 AD
    -Took power when his father died (Constantius)
    -Killed son and wife.
    -Married 2 times.
  • 325

    Council of Nicea

    Council of Nicea
    The first Council of Nicea was done by Constantine.
    -They created the council of Nicea to establish what Christians/Catholics believed in and certain laws in the religion
  • 330

    City of Constantinople is founded

    City of Constantinople is founded
    Constantine founded the city.
    Named it after him.
  • 347

    Theodosius I

    Theodosius I
    Reign: 379-395
    Birth:347
    Died: 395
    -Last emperor to rule the unified empire
    -Ordered construction of temples and buildings
    -Ended Gothic threat towards the empire.
    - Fought during 2 civil wars
    - Had a son (Arcadius)
    -Established the Council of Nicea
  • 483

    Justinian I

    Justinian I
    Reign: 527-565
    Birth: 483
    Died: 565
    - Original name: Petrus Sabbatrius
    - Created the Justinian Code
    - Ordered the construction of the Hagia Sophia
    - Conquered land
    - Accomplished the greatest extent of the Byzantine Empire
    -Nika Riots
    - Married Theodora.
  • 497

    Theodora

    Theodora
    Reign: 527-548
    Born: 497
    Died: 548
    - Justinian's wife
    - Justinian's most trusted advisor
    - Added laws that empowered women in the Justinian Code
  • 532

    Nika Riots

    Nika Riots
    The citizens of Constantinople were mad because the taxes had risen. They started screaming "Nika....Nika" as a riot. So, Justinian wanted to flee the scene but Theodora tells him not to. They come up with a plan to stop the protest. Justinian invites the people who are screaming Nika into the Hippodrome. They think it is a cordial invitation to apologize. When they go to the hippodrome they get brutally murdered.
  • 575

    Heraclius

    Heraclius
    Reign: 610-641
    Birth: 575
    Death: 641
    -Reorganized and strengthened the Empire's army
    -Byzantine army fought against the Persian army and won
    -Returned True Cross to Jerusalem
  • Mar 21, 630

    Return of the True Cross to Jerusalem

    Return of the True Cross to Jerusalem
    The True Cross was returned to Jerusalem. This was important since it is the cross in which Jesus Christ was crucified.
  • 752

    Irene

    Irene
    Reign: 797-802
    Birth: 752
    Died: 803
    - Favoured the restoration of the usage of the icon
    - Made Roman Catholic Church and Eastern Orthodox church meet at the Seventh Ecumenical Council, in Nicea.
  • 958

    Basil II

    Basil II
    Reign: 976 - 1025
    Birth:958
    Death: 1025
    -Romanos II son
    -Finished the Anatolian Aristocrats
    -Went on war with the Bulgars for 25 years
    -Blinded Bulgarians and then left one guy to guide them back. This gave him the name of Bulgar-Slayer.
    -Invented the Trebuchet with his team
  • 958

    Byzantine-Bulgarian Wars

    Byzantine-Bulgarian Wars
    Date: 680 - 1355 (675 years)
    - The Byzantine-Bulgarian Wars were a set of laws that were settled in the Balkan Peninsula.
    -During one of these wars, Basil II blinded Bulgarians.
  • 978

    Zoe Porphyrogenita

    Zoe Porphyrogenita
    Reign: 1042 - 1050
    Birth: 978
    Death: 1050
    - Married three times
    - Poisoned her first husband
    - Theodora was her sister
    - Theodora and Zoe were co-empresses
    - Adopted her nephew (Michael V)
    - Did not do much to help the Empire