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The Greek city of Byzantium was founded by Emperor Constantine. It was rebuilt and renamed Constantinople, and Byzantines new capital.
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These riots took place against Justinal in Constantinople. Half of Constantinople was burned and destroyed and about 10,00 people were killed.
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Hagia Sophia, also called the Church of the Holy Wisdom, was a cathedral built in Constantinople under the direction of Justinian I. Its seen as one of the most important Byzantine structure and one of the world’s great monuments
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In the summer of 533, General Belisarius was sent to the coast of Africa. He reconquered North Africa, Italy, and the southern Iberian Peninsulas. All the fighting exhausted Justinian's treasury and weakened the defense in the East.
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The Islamic military conquest was inspired by religion, greed, and politics. This created a process combining Islamic and Arabic ideals and communities into a fast-growing religious and political identity.
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After a series of conflicts between the Bulgarian and Byzantine Empire, the Byzantine Empire conquered Bulgaria. This re-established the control the Byzantines had over the entire Balkans Peninsula.
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The Great Schism was a break in communication between the Roman Catholic Churches and the Eastern Orthodox Churches, his lasted until the 11th century. The dispute was about the source of the holy spirit and many other things.
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With the threat of the Turkish armies attacking Constantinople and the Muslim control on Jerusalem, Emperor Alexios wrote Pope Urban II asking for help.
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The 4th crusade was a Western European expedition called by Pope Innocent III. The intention they had for this crusade was to reconquer Muslim controlled Jerusalem, They planned to invade through Egypt, but instead the crusaders sacked Constantinople.
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The fall of Constantinople followed after a 53 day siege. It was captured by the Ottoman Empire. One of Mehmed II (the Emperor of Ottoman) tactics included cutting off Constantinople from the Black Sea. That also included any potential aid that might be received from the Genoese colonies in the region.
