Byzantine empire timeline By Hbraun 330 Emperor Constantine i founded the Byzantine capital 532 Nika revolt Half the city was burned and tens of thousands of people killed Period: 533 to 554 General Belisarius military campaigns 537 Haggai Sophia completed A church that became a mosk when the Islamic conquests got to constantanople Jan 1, 623 Early Islamic military campaigns Jan 1, 1054 Great schism Between the western church and eastern church Jan 1, 1093 Emperor alexios contacts pope Urban ii for military help in the Middle East Period: Jan 1, 1202 to Jan 1, 1204 Fourth crusade (attack on constantanople) Jan 1, 1453 Fall of constantanople to the ottoman Turks Period: Mar 2, 2022 to Jan 1, 1018 Emperor Basil ii military conquests of Bulgaria