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1042 BCE
Theodora
Daughter of Constantine VIII
Got to the throne when Zoe was exiled form the empire
Zoe used to be Jealous of Theodora mostly because of her beauty and achievements -
Period: 978 BCE to 1059 BCE
Zoe
She became self-assertive and jealous, exiling her sister Theodora
Murdered her husband
Married three times -
Period: 958 BCE to 1025 BCE
Basil II
The Bulgar slayer ended the bulgar
Blinded all bulgar leaving 1 of 100 soilders with one eye to lead the way back home
Ended the Anatolian Aristocrats -
Period: 752 BCE to 803 BCE
Irene
Was the first Empress of the Byzantine empire
Focus on the Religion issues of the Empire -
Period: 610 BCE to 641 BCE
Heraclius
Heraclius defeated the Persian army
He overthrew the phocas
Had the Arabic Invasion -
Period: 527 BCE to 565 BCE
Justinian I
His uncle made him co emperor and then he eventually becamed emperor
He married Theodora
Killed the Nika Riots in the hippodrome, due to that he built the hagia sophia to show piece to the empire
Made the code of Justinian I a set of laws -
Period: 379 BCE to 395 BCE
Theodosius (the great)
He becamed emperor because of war abilities
The build the Theodosius Wall using Limestone
He solved the gothic problem by settling them in the south a turning goths into alies
Born 347 died on 395 -
Period: 306 BCE to 337 BCE
Constantine
He ruled byzantine from 306 to 337
He was first christian emperor
He raised to power because father was co emperor of Gaul
He implemented the Edict of milan- all religions were accepted
He made Constantinople the capital of the empire
he killed his wife fausta and his son Krispus by accident
