Byzantine Timeline

By Ddohertybohn
  • Period: 300 to Jan 1, 1500

    Byzantine Timeline

  • 330

    Creation of Contantinople

    Emperor Contantine created Constantinople the Capitol of the Byzantine empire. He created where it is because it was easy to defend and was the center of trade routes through Asia, Europe, and North Africa.
  • 532

    Nika Riots

    They were riots that occurred because of a conflict over chariot races. It burned half of the city and killed 10,000 people.
  • 533

    General Belisarius military campaigns

    He went on a military conquest to try and regain some of they territory from the barbarians that took Rome.
  • 537

    Hagia Sophia Completion

    This was the crowning achievement of architecture for the Byzantines. They rebuilt the church that was destroyed during the Nika Riots.
  • Sep 16, 634

    Early Islamic military campaigns in Byzantine Territory

    This is where the war between Islam and Christian started. The Muslims were trying to eradicate the evils in the world.
  • Sep 16, 986

    Emperor Basil II conquers Bulgaria

    This was a war between the Bulgarian and Byzantine empires that led to the Byzantines controlling all of the Balkan Peninsula.
  • Sep 16, 1054

    Great Schism

    This was a split in Christianity. It was between the west and the east. It happened when the Byzantines and other eastern empires wanted freedom from the pope.
  • Sep 16, 1095

    Emperor Alexios I contacts pope for military support

    He did this because he feared a Muslim invasion. He told the pope the Muslims were coming to destroy Christianity so the pope sent military help to destroy the Muslims.
  • Sep 16, 1200

    4 Crusade

    This was it he rain sacking of Constantinople. It happened when Alexios Comnenus asked the crusade for help to control Constantinople. He offered them lots of money and when he couldn't deliver the ransacked the city.
  • Sep 16, 1453

    Fall of Contantinople

    After losing lots of territory and only being left Constantinople, the empire was finally laid to rest when the Ottoman Turks came and put the final nail in the coffin so to say.