Byzantine Empire

Fall of Constantinople to the Ottoman Turks

1453 BCE

It was the capture of the capital of the Greco Roman Empire by an invading army of the Ottoman Empire in 1453. the Ottomans were commanded by Mehmed the Conqueror. who defeated an army commanded by Byzantine Emperor Constantine XI Palaiologo.

Fourth Crusade

1203 BCE

The Fourth Crusade was an expedition called by Pope Innocent II. it was originally intended to conquer Muslim-controlled Jerusalem by means of an invasion through Egypt. January 1203 the majority of the crusader leadership entered into an agreement with the Byzantine prince Alexios Angelos. The intention of the crusaders was then to continue to the Holy Land with promised Byzantine financial and military assistance. On 23 June 1203 the main crusader fleet reached Constantinople.

Emperor Alexios I Contacts Pope Urban II for military help in Middle east

1095 BCE

It was launched on 27 November 1095 by Pope Urban II with the goal of responding to Byzantine Emperor Alexios I Komnenos, who requested that western volunteers come to his aid and help to repel the invading Seljuk Turks from Anatolia. the goal soon became the principal objective the Christian reconquest of the sacred city of Jerusalem and the Holy Land and the freeing of the Eastern Christians from Muslim rule.

Emperor Basil II military conquests of Bulgaria

1014 BCE

he Byzantines under Basil II, a successful general and experienced soldier, slowly got the upper hand and from 1001 started to seize a number of important areas and towns.In 1014 the Byzantines won the decisive battle of Kleidion.

Early islamic military campaigns into Byzantine territory

634 BCE

Syria was the first to be wrested from Byzantine control. The Arab armies took Damascus in 636, with Baalbek, Homs, and Hama to follow soon afterwards. Jerusalem fell in 638, Caesarea in 640, while others held out until 641

Nika revolt

532 BCE

The Nika revolt took place over the course of a week in Constantinople in AD 532. It was the most violent riot in the history of Constantinople, with nearly half the city being burned or destroyed and tens of thousands of people killed. At the end of the day on race 22 the crowds broke out and began to assault the palace. For the next five days, the palace was under siege. The fires that started during the tumult resulted in the destruction of much of the city..

General Belisarius Military Campaigns

534

Belisarius was rewarded by Justinian with the command of a land and sea expedition against the Vandal Kingdom. In 533 Belisarius sailed to Africa and landed near Caput Vada. He ordered his fleet not to lose sight of the army. They marched along the coastal highway toward the Vandal capital of Carthage.