Byzantine Empire

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  • Constantine founds the new capital of the Roman Empire.
    330

    Constantine founds the new capital of the Roman Empire.

    Byzantium then named Constantinople ( the city of Constantinople).
  • Old Rome falls.
    476

    Old Rome falls.

    Under Barbarian attacks.
  • Justinian married with Theodora.
    525

    Justinian married with Theodora.

  • Justinian's reign begins.
    527

    Justinian's reign begins.

  • Started building Hagia Sophia.
    532

    Started building Hagia Sophia.

  • Nika rebellion started.
    532

    Nika rebellion started.

  • Worst year of the Bubonic Plague in the Byzantine Empire.
    542

    Worst year of the Bubonic Plague in the Byzantine Empire.

    Arrive from India on ships infested with rats.
  • Heraclius becomes Emperor.
    Jan 1, 610

    Heraclius becomes Emperor.

  • Persians and Avars attacked Constantinople.
    Jan 1, 626

    Persians and Avars attacked Constantinople.

  • Heraclius died.
    Feb 1, 641

    Heraclius died.

  • Arab armies attack Constantinople.
    Jan 1, 674

    Arab armies attack Constantinople.

  • The bubonic plague finally faded.
    Jan 1, 700

    The bubonic plague finally faded.

    The illness broke out repeatedly until around 700 when it finally faded.
  • Arab armies struck again Constantinople.
    Jan 1, 717

    Arab armies struck again Constantinople.

  • Reconquest of Southwestern Asia Minor.
    Jan 1, 1121

    Reconquest of Southwestern Asia Minor.

  • The Byzantine empire was reduced to the tip of Anatolia and the strip of the Balkans.
    Jan 1, 1350

    The Byzantine empire was reduced to the tip of Anatolia and the strip of the Balkans.

  • Fall of Constantinople.
    Jan 1, 1453

    Fall of Constantinople.

    Ottoman turks.
  • The Roman Empire divides.

    The Roman Empire divides.

    West and East.
  • Theodora died.

    Theodora died.