Byzantine Empire

Byzantine capital founded by Constanine

330

After Constantine founded this city he fanned out raods to the Balkans, Middle East, and Norht Africa. Byzantine also was called the New Rome. Byzantine was located on th shores of Bosporus which is a strait link to the Mediterranean and Black seas. This city had guards on three sides of water because it had and excellent harbor.

New Emperor of Byzantines named Justinian

527

Justinian was ruler from the time period of 527 to 565. Justinian was determinded to revive ancient Rome by recovering lands that had been overrun by invaders. During his time as Emperor he conquered North Africa, Italy, and Southern Iberian peninsula. But he did not have these lands for long as his defene in the East was weak and would lose bitterly contested lands. In 532 a great fire devestated the capital and Justinian built a church called Hagia Sophia which brought greatness back.

General Belisarius Military Campaign(533-545)

533

General belisarius was known for leading Byzantine general during the reign of Emperor Justinian I. He won significant battles against the Persians and Ostrogoths, suppressed the Nike Revolt, and served his emperor with unstinting loyalty.

Hagia Sophia completed

537

The new building was inaugurated on December 27, 537. Architects Anthemios of Tralles and Isidoros of Miletos most likely were influenced by the mathematical theories of Archimedes (ca. 287–212 B. This was rebuil because a bunch of riots that burnt down the city including the church.

Islomic Conquests Parts of the Byzantine Territory(600-700)

Feb 24, 600

The Islamic Conquests were begun by the Rashidun, the four Rightly Guided Caliphs, and were the cause of the massive spreading of Islam throughout the Mediterranean and European territories. The conflict between Byzantium and the Muslims is known as the Byzantine-Arab Wars. Byzantium was an empire, appropriately called the Byzantine Empire, whose capital of Constantinople was located on the Bosporus. The Byzantine Empire is another title to represent the Eastern half of the Roman Empire.

Basil II military conquests

Feb 24, 1025

Towards the end of Basil II reign Byzantine forces became more active in southern Italy, consolidating and expanding Byzantine authority in the face of a variety of powers including the Ottonian emperors of Germany. Befroe his death he wanted to invade Muslim Sicily. Also Vladimir, prince of Kiev, converted to Christianity.

Great Schism

Feb 24, 1054

The Great Schism excommunication caused a formal split within the Christian church, dividing it into the Eastern Orthodox Church based in Constantinople and the Western Catholic Church based in Rome.

Emperor Alexios I and Pop Urban II

Feb 24, 1095

In the first week of March 1095, a delegation from the Byzantine emperor Alexius I Comnenus presented Urban with a request for help against the Turks. Pope Urban II's response was to preach the First Crusade, starting on November 27, 1095, at the Council of Clermont. This first preaching was geared explicitly to the French, those all others who wished to participate were encouraged--unless of course, they were from Spain.

Fourth crusade

Feb 24, 1204

On April 12th, 1204, an army of perhaps 20,000 men and a fleet of about 200 ships crewed by Venetian sailors and warriors, broke in and began to loot the greatest metropolis in the Christian world.

End of Byzantines

Feb 24, 1453

In the year 1453, Turks from the Ottoman Empire captured the city of Constantinople bringing an official end to the Byzantine Empire. Internal instability and external invasion was what caused the empire to decline.