Byzantine Empire

  • 306

    Constantine the Great

    • Humble beginnings
    • Emperor’s son

    • Became emperor in 306 CE
    • Killed the emperors, Maxentius and Licinus
    • What he promised to the empire was a lie
    • He saw a sign of Christianity and made it the main religion in his area
    • Made the Edict of Milan
    • Unified the empire
    • Fausta ( Constantine’s 2 wife) wanted more power for her sons and lied about Constantine’s son, Crispos, doing inappropriate things with her and killed his son and his 2nd wife
  • Period: 306 to

    Constantine

    • Humble beginnings
    • Emperor’s son

    • Became emperor in 306 CE
    • Killed the emperors, Maxentius and Licinus
    • What he promised to the empire was a lie
    • He saw a sign of Christianity and made it the main religion in his area
    • Made the Edict of Milan
    • Unified the empire
    • Fausta ( Constantine’s 2 wife) wanted more power for her sons and lied about Constantine’s son, Crispos, doing inappropriate things with her and killed his son and his 2nd wife
  • 379

    Theodosis I

    Last Roman emperor
    Emperor of the east
    Build churches and religious temples
    379-395 was his reign
    There were 2 civil wars in which he participated
    Revived the council of Nicea
    Had a coin with his face on it
    Was a bishop
  • Period: 780 to 790

    Irene

    born in 752 in Athens
    died on August 9, 803 in Lesbos.
    January of 792, Irene joined the court again became co-ruler with her son.
    Irene recognized emperor and not empress for five years.
    In 802 she planned on marrying the western emperor, Charlemagne.
    This planned sabotaged by a group of official and generals they exiled her to Prinkipo and placed Nicephorus, on the thorne.
  • 976

    Basil II

    Son of Romanus
    Co emperor with his brother, Constantine
    Finished the revolt of the aristocrats
    His revenge was to blind every 99 bulgars and keep 1 (of the 100) bulgars with one eye to lead the way
    He made a weapon called the “Trebuchet” which is a weapon to throw big rocks and destroy more
  • 1043

    Zoe

    Born in 978
    Died 1050
    Ruled from 1048-1050
    1028 became an empress but by poisoning her husband
    Married multiple times
    Ruled with Theodora and her husband, the emperor, Constantine
    Jealous of Theodora
    Zoe banishes Theodora

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