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330
Constantinople is founded
Emperor Constantine creates new capital after western Rome was lost. It is a major trade route and becomes a big city. With Greek, Roman, and Christian influences. -
532
Nika Revolt
These riots were the effect of chariot racing teams that had been sentenced to hang for murder, but the fans of the racers protested and defended the racers. Nearly half the city was burned down. -
533
General Belisarius military campaign
The start of his campaign was ending the Nika revolt and restoring peace in Constantinople. Later his goal was to reconquer the Mediterranean as the highest ranking military officer. -
537
Hagia Sophia
This church is called holy wisdom and is an improvement upon previous Roman dome buildings. It was first a Christian church, then Greek, and them Roman Catholic. -
Jan 1, 780
Islamic military campaigns in bayzantine territory
The Islam conqured a lot of the Byzantine territory but failed when they tried to cross the mountains to get to constatinople. -
Jan 1, 970
Emperor Basil conquests in Bulgaria
The Byzantines conquests Bulgaria to reclaim the Balkan Peninsula, after losing a lot of land from major wars earlier. -
Jan 1, 1054
Great Schism
The schism was the dividing of the eastern church and the western church, because of the theology difference and that the eastern church was Greek based and the western was Roman. -
Nov 27, 1095
Emperor Alexios contacts pope urban for help in Middle East
The Byzantines are being attacked and Theu needed help so they got it and ended up fighting off the first of the crusades -
Jan 1, 1202
Fourth Crusade
After many years of battle between the Turks and Byzantinians They finally made their final crusade into Constantinople, which would seal Byzantines fate. -
May 27, 1453
Fall of Constantinople
The cause of the fall of Byzantine was to the Ottoman Turks on the final crusade in Constatinople, as the Turks marched into the Hagia Sophia they claimed their victory.