Byzantine Empire By Blue09 525 Justinian marry theodora 527 Justinian becomes the emporer of the Eastern Empire 529 Justinian's Code was established 532 Nika Riots (Rebellion) took place 533 Justinian sent Belisarius to recover North Africa from the Vandals 535 Belisarius took Rome from the Ostrogoths 537 Hagia Sophia was built 555 Justinian conquered all of the territory that was once Rome Mar 2, 601 Empress Theodora restored icons to the eastern churches Mar 2, 717 Emporer Leo III banned the use of icons Mar 2, 988 Vladimir of Kiev converted to Byzantine Christianity Mar 2, 1054 Great Schism- Christianity was divided (Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox) Mar 2, 1055 SeljukTurks attacked and captured Baghdad from the persians Mar 2, 1071 Seljuk Turks crushed the Byzantines at the Battle of Manzikert Nov 27, 1095 Pope Urban II launched the First Crusade against the Turks (Muslims) Mar 2, 1099 Christian Crusaders captured Jerusalem and massacred Jews and Muslims Dec 6, 1240 Batu Khan (Genghis Khan's gradson) led the Mongol defeat of Kiev Mar 2, 1299 Ottoman Empire began- Osman started building a small state in Anatolia May 29, 1453 Constantinople fell to the Ottoman Turks Mar 2, 1480 Czar Ivan broke Russia (formerly Kiev) from Mongol control
