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Byzantine timeline

  • Period: 300 to 1500

    Byzantine timeline

  • Emperor Constantine I Founded the Byzantine Capital
    330

    Emperor Constantine I Founded the Byzantine Capital

    Roman Emperor Constantine I chose Byzantium as the site of a “New Rome” with capital city Constantinople.
  • General Belisarius Military Campaigns
    505

    General Belisarius Military Campaigns

    Upon the Byzantine Emperor's death, his successor, Justinian I, awarded Belisarius full command of the army. He then used his power over the Byzantines army to conquer many citys, such as Constantinople where 20 to 30 thousand people.
  • Nika revolt
    532

    Nika revolt

    A devastating riot that took place in early medieval Constantinople, they were the most violent riots in the city's history. The riots threatened the life and reign of Emperor Justinian. The riots conflict started over chariot racing in The Hippodrome.
  • Hagia Sophia Completed
    537

    Hagia Sophia Completed

    After taking 6 years short years of being built Hagia Sophia is completed. Hagia Sophia was a marvelous feat for its time.
  • Early Islamic military campaigns into Byzantine territory
    632

    Early Islamic military campaigns into Byzantine territory

    The Muslim community spread through the Middle East through conquest, and the resulting growth of the Muslim state increased their military campains
  • Emperor Basil II military conquests of Bulgaria
    970

    Emperor Basil II military conquests of Bulgaria

    The Byzantines conquest of Bulgaria gave them control over the Balkan peninsula. Emperor Basil II gathered a 30,000-man army and marched on the Bulgaria. After years of fighting the Byzantines took over Bulgaria and gained control.
  • Great schism
    1054

    Great schism

    A break in the Catholic church caused it to split into eastern and western.
  • Emperor Alexios I contacts Pope Urban II
    1095

    Emperor Alexios I contacts Pope Urban II

    Pope Urban II makes a speech calling European Christians to fight against the Muslims to reclaim the Holy Land. This leads to a war between the Muslims and Christians, and thus kicking off the Crusades.
  • Fourth crusade (attack on Constantinople)
    1204

    Fourth crusade (attack on Constantinople)

    A five day attack by the Venetians on Constantinople. The Crusaders destroy art and literature, and burn the city, leaving it in ruin.
  • Fall of Constantinople to the Ottoman Turks (official end to Byzantines)
    1453

    Fall of Constantinople to the Ottoman Turks (official end to Byzantines)

    After years of wars, defeats, and victories, the Byzantine Empire fell when Constantinople was taken by the Ottoman Turks.