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Constantine found the new capital of the Roman empire at the ancient greeks city Byzantium it was renamed to Constantinople and would become the capital city of Byzantine empire.
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The Roman empire divides in half, the eastern Roman empire is based in Constantinople and the Western is based in Rome.
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The Western Empire falls and but the Eastern survives and is now the Byzantine empire.
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Justinian's reign begins. He reconquers parts of the fallen Western Empire. Constantinople is the most glorious city in europe, with 500,000 citizens. The Hagia Sofia is constructed. Justinian is the last emperor to use the title "Caesar".
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The Lombard's invade Italy, they then take northern Italy from the Byzantines.
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Herclius becomes emperor and the theme system is installed and the language is changed to greek. They eventually lose Egypt,Syria, and Palestine to the Muslims.
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Romans lose north Africa to the Muslims.
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Muslims attack Constantinople
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A large Muslim force besiege Constantinople by land and sea. The attack is held off.
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Emperor Leo III bans the use of Icons.
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Charlemagne, king of the Franks, is crowned Emperor of the Romans by Pope Leo III in Rome. For the first time in 300 years, there is an emperor of the East and an emperor of the West.
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Icons can be used once again
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Bulgars that are under Symeon overrun Thrace
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Bulgars attack Constantinople but are unsuccessful
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Prince Igor of Kievs attacks Bithynia and then Attacks Constantinople later on. The Byzantines destroy the Russian fleet
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Basil the II becomes an emperor
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The venetians are granted trading rights in th Byzantines empire
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Basil the II takes Syria back from the Muslims
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Basil also takes Greece back from the bulgars
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After a while Basil the second destroys the bulgars army and earns the nickname "Bulgar slayer"
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The Latin Roman Church and the Greek Orthodox Church excommunicate each other
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Southern Italy was lost to the Normans.
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There was a defeat in Manzikert to the Seljuk Turks. It was a permanent loss of most of Asia.
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Syria gets taken over by the Muslims
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Byzantines lose Thrace
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Alexius appeals to Urban II at Council of Piacenza to help him against the Turks. Then the first Crusade was proclaimed at Council of Clermont.
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The Crusaders come to Constantinople but are unsuccessful. Eventually they withdraw cooperation with the Byzantines
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They Reconquest southeastern Asia Minor.
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Byzantines Army gets defeated by Sultanate of Rum at Myriokephalon. Any hoped of them regaining Asia minor were lost
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Forth Crusade is assembled at venice
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The fourth crusade they capture Constantinople. The latin empire is formed and many Byzantine successor states. The capture of Constantinople was a blow that the Byzantines never fully recovered from.
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The successor State of Nicaea recaptures Constantinople and restores the Byzantine Empire again.
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Constantinople Falls to the Ottomans. The end of the Byzantine Empire.
