Byzantine Empire

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  • Period: 306 BCE to 337 BCE

    Constantine the Great

    • Born 272
    • Strong faith on Christianity
    • He was trained and educated under the power and watch of Diocletian
    • He was a strong leader and masermind and won in many battles
    • Died 337
  • Period: 379 to 395

    Theodosius the Great

    • Born 346
    • Called Theodosius the Great because of his solucion to the gothic problem
    • Also called Theodosius the Great for unifing the empire
    • Responsible for the Nicean Creed and making sure the empire was christian
    • Died 395
  • Period: 527 to 565

    Junstinian the Great

    • Born 527
    • Built the Haghia Sophia
    • Contined the Nika riots
    • Recovered Italy and North Africa
    • Black death/plague hit and killed him and many others
    • Died 565
  • Period: 610 to 641

    Heraclius

    • Born 575
    • Lost territory to the Arabs
    • Imporved army and administration
    • Sasania war defeated the Persians
    • Father of Theodosius and Constantine (left the empire to them)
    • Died 641
  • Period: 797 to 802

    Irene

    • Born 752
    • First empress
    • She ended iconoclasm
    • She was vanished and came back to be ruler by killin her son for conspiring
    • Died 803
  • Period: 976 to 1025

    Basil II

    • Born 957/958
    • Nickname: Bulgar slayer
    • Brother of Constantine
    • Expanded the empire
    • Died 1025
  • Period: 1028 to 1050

    Zoe

    • Born 978
    • Sister of Theodora and married the man Theodora had to marrie
    • Had 3 husbands
    • Adopted a son and made him ruler when she died
    • Died 1050
  • Period: 1042 to 1056

    Theodora

    • Born 980
    • Born into the Macedonian dynasty
    • Last ruler of Macedonian line
    • Didnt get along with her sister and was exiled by her
    • died 1056