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Byzantine emperors

  • Constantine the great 306-337
    337

    Constantine the great 306-337

    Constantine marked a lot the christian religion and he re-named the main city called Constantinople, he was born in 272 AD
  • Theodosius the great 379-395
    395

    Theodosius the great 379-395

    He solve the Gothic invasions, also unified the empire and ruled the whole empire alone, he was born in 347 AD
  • Justinian the great 527-565
    565

    Justinian the great 527-565

    He created laws that protected slaves and women, he had to pass through the black plague and he was called the emperor who never sleeps, he was born in 482 AD
  • Heraclius 610-641
    641

    Heraclius 610-641

    There was less corruption, introduced the Greek langue and restored the cross of Jerusalem, he was born in 575 AD
  • Irene of Athens 797-802
    802

    Irene of Athens 797-802

    She was the first empress of the Byzantine Empire, ended with iconclasm and she always wanted more power, she was born in 752 AD
  • Basil ll 976-1025
    1025

    Basil ll 976-1025

    He took over Bulgaria and eliminated the chamberline, he was born in 958 AD
  • Theodora 1042
    1042

    Theodora 1042

    She helped control the Nika Riots while Justinian was governing and she made laws for women and men to be equal, she was born in 500 AD
  • Zoe 1038-1050
    1050

    Zoe 1038-1050

    She made women believe on their selfs, changed the Hagia Sophia to a Mosque and always protected women, she was born in 978 AD