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272
Constantine's Personal Life
He was born Febuary 27, 272 CE and died in May 22, 337 CE. He was an ambicious person and had a high military training and education -
Period: 306 to 337
Constantine I
Constantine ruled from 306 to 337 -
312
Milvian Bridge Battle (Constantine I)
This battle is where constantine meets Maxentius for a battle and after he defeats him Constantine cuts his head off and parades it to the city. -
313
Edict of Milan (Constantine I)
After Constantine and LIcinius allied they created the Edict of Milan that is a ruling that any religion is accepted. -
347
Theodosius Personal Life
He was born on January 11,347 and died January 17, 395. His full name was Flavius Theodosius. He married Flaccilla -
Period: 379 to 395
Theodosius I
Theodosius ruled from 379 to 395 -
382
Gothic Wars (Theodosius I)
The Gothic Wars took place between 379 to 382.The Goths and their allies entrenched in the provinces of Dacia and eastern Pannonia Inferior. The Gothic crisis was so dire that his co-Emperor Gratian relinquished control of the Illyrian provinces and retired to Trier in Gaul to let Theodosius operate without hindrance. -
387
Civil Wars (Theodosius I)
Magnus Maximus has murdered Gratian and set himself as emperor of the west. Theodosius needed to take Maximus out of the power so he fought with him and sucessfully defeated Maximus. -
483
Justinian's Personal life
Born in 483 and died in 565. He created a set of laws called the Justinian code. -
Period: 527 to 565
Justinian I
Justinian ruled from 527 to 565. -
532
Nika Riots (Justinian I)
The Nika Riots started to protest because Justinian was raising taxes. To deal with the Nika Riots he sent then to the hippodrome to make a deal but instead he killed them. -
537
Hagia Sophia (Justinian I)
He biult the Hagia Sofia six weeks after so people will think nothing terrible happened after the Nika Riots. It was a Christian Chuerch biult in 6 years. -
575
Heraclius' Personal Life
Born in c.575 and died in 641. Married twice : Fabia and Martina
He possessed a deep christian faith. -
610
After the Goverment of Phocas (Heraclius I)
Heraclius took over a government that was falling apart because of the previous emperor Phocas. -
Period: 610 to 641
Heraclius I
He ruled from 610 to 641 -
620
Change of Language (Heraclius I)
In 620 Heraclius changed the official language from Latin to Greek -
752
Irene of Athens Personal Life
Born in 752 and died in 803. She was the first empress from the Byzantine Empire -
784
End of iconoclasm (Irene of Athens)
Irene ended with iconoclasm, which means the complete destruction of religious images or paintings -
797
Killing Her Son (Irene of Athens)
In 797 she sent her man to blind her son for conspiring her. -
Period: 797 to 802
Irene of Athens
She ruled from 797 to 802 -
958
Basil II Personal Life
Born 957/958 and died in 1025. His nickname was Bulgar Slayer. Very forceful personality. -
960
Crowned co-emperor (Basil II)
He was crowned co-emperor with his brother Constantine. -
Period: 976 to 1025
Basil II
He ruled from 976 to 1025 -
978
Zoe I Personal Life
Her complete name is Zoe Porphyrogenita. She was born on c.978 and died in 1050. -
980
Theodora's Personal Life
Born in c.980 and died 31 August 1056 at the age of 75–76. Zoe sister. -
986
Taking Over Bulgaria (Basil II)
From 986 until 1014 there was warfare between Byzantium and Bulgaria. He slowly entered Samuel’s territory then he blinded the whole Bulgarian army, leaving one eye to each 100th man. He ended up wining the war and he incorporated Bulgaria to the empire. -
Period: 1028 to 1050
Zoe I
She ruled from 1028 to 1050 -
1034
Being Banished from the Empire (Zoe I)
Zoe was banished to a monastery at the age of 56 by Michael IV. -
1042
Mosque (Zoe I)
Zoe turned the Hagis Sophia into a mosque. -
1042
Sharing the Throne with Zoe Her Sister (Theodora)
Key members of the court decided that flighty Zoe needed a co-ruler, and that it should be her sister Theodora. Theodora to become co-empress alongside her sister. -
Period: 1042 to 1056
Theodora
She ruled from 1042 to 1056 -
1050
After her Sisters Death (Theodora)
Vigorously reasserted her dormant rights to rule. She was brought out of her retirement in a convent, convened the Senate and was proclaimed "emperor" by the imperial guard shortly before Constantine's death.
