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Byzantine Emperors 3

By Vicky Estrella
  • Constantine I
    306

    Constantine I

  • Period: 306 to 337

    Constantine I Major Acomplishments

    -Ruled from 306 to 337
    - He was the first Christian emperor born February 27, 272 CE and died in May 22, 337 CE
    - Constantine meets Maxentius in the Milvian Bridge and when he defeats him he cuts his head off and parades it to the city.
    - The edict of Milan was a ruling that any religion is accepted.
  • Theodosius I
    379

    Theodosius I

  • Period: 379 to 395

    Theodosius I Major Acomplishments

    • Ruled from 379 to 395
    • Born in 347 and died in 395
    • He was a key emperor in the Byzantine Empire
    • In one of the civil wars the empire had he defeated Magnus Maximus
    • There was a plague in 540. it was a desease that affected the Eastern Byzantine Empire but especially the capital of Constantinople.
  • Justinian I
    527

    Justinian I

  • Period: 527 to 565

    Justinian I Major Acomplishments

    • Ruled from 527 to 565
    • Born in 483 and died in 565
    • He created a set of laws called the Justinian Code
    • The Nika Riots where protesting because of the raising of taxes.
    • Justinian to deal with this he send the people to the hippodrome so he can make a deal with them but instead he killed them.
    • He built the Hagia Sofia six weeks after so people will think nothing terrible happened.