Byzantine

Byzantine Empire

  • The Byzantine Empire arose
    476

    The Byzantine Empire arose

    The Roman Empire falled, but the eastern part survives and got labeled as the Byzantine Empire
  • The empire splits
    476

    The empire splits

    Rome splits into two, and the western empire dispears and the easterns survives.
  • Theodora
    525

    Theodora

    An actress that got married to justian, she became empress in 525 (500-548)
  • Justinian The Great
    526

    Justinian The Great

    A guy named Justinian arose to get the power of the Byzantine Empire.
  • 537

    Hagia Sophia

    Hagia Sophia is built
  • Roman languaje changed.
    Jan 1, 610

    Roman languaje changed.

    The Empire changed its primary languaje to Greek
  • Heraclius becomes emperor
    Jan 1, 610

    Heraclius becomes emperor

    He was the one that changed the languaje to Greek.
  • Crusaders captured Constantinople
    Jan 1, 1204

    Crusaders captured Constantinople

    They converted into a Latin Empire
  • Constantinople recuptured
    Jan 1, 1261

    Constantinople recuptured

    The succesor state Nicaea recaptures Constantinople and restores the Byzantium Empire
  • The fall of Constantinople
    Jan 1, 1453

    The fall of Constantinople

    Constantinople falle to the Ottomans, the Byzantine Empire ends.
  • Byzantine culture spread to Russia

    Byzantine culture spread to Russia

    Nowadays Russia adapted some of the Byzantine manners
  • Constantinople got attacked

    Constantinople got attacked

    Muslims attacked Constantinople
  • Icons

    The use of icons is restored
  • Basil II

    Basil II becomes emperor