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onstantine, the Roman leader, made Byzantium the capital city of the Roman Empire. He changed the name to Constantinople.
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Justinian I was crowned and he quickly expanded the Empire.
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According to legend the ancient city of Byzantium was founded by Megarian colonists.
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The Byzantines conquered Bulgaria and the Balkans.
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The Byzantines took Antioch from the Turkish armies, and later they took Hungary.
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The Bulgarians set up a rebellion against the Byzantines, and they won back their independence.
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Alexios Ibecame the emperor and he took his people into the Crusades in Jerusalem.
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After the death of Theodosius, the Byzantine Empire was split in half. It had western and eastern kingdoms.
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After a battle with the Lombards, the Byzantine Empire lost most of their lands in Italy.
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When the Macedonian Dynasty stepped into rule, the Byzantine Empire started gaining back some of their lands.
