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Period: 300 to Dec 31, 1500
Byzantine
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330
Emperor Constantine I founded the Byzantine capital
Constantine discovered Byzantine and named the capital after himself; Constantinople. -
532
Nika Revolt
An uprising was caused after violence threatened the spectators of Chariot Racing. -
532
Hagia Sophia Completed
The church in Constantinople served as a Cathedra of the city. It is the rebuilt version of the church. -
533
General Belisarius military campaigns
Belisarius was rewarded by Justinian with the command of a land and sea expedition against the Vandal Kingdom. -
Jan 1, 1054
Great Schism
The event of that divided Christianity into Western and Eastern Orthodoxy. The primary cause was disputes over papal authority. -
Jan 1, 1095
Emperor Alexios I contacts Pope Urban II
Alexios was so desperate he sent a letter to Pope Urban to help fight against the Seljuk Turks. Alexios claimed that if Urban didn't help him that all of Asia and Byzantium would fall in the hands of the Turks including, physical and spiritual treasures. -
Jan 1, 1096
Early Islamic military campaigns into Byzantine territory
Fought a series of wars for supremacy in the Eastern Mediterranean which caused Islam to spread rapidly. -
Jan 1, 1202
Fourth Crusade
Western European armed expedition intended to conquer Jerusalem which was currently controlled by Muslims. -
Jan 1, 1453
Fall of Constantinople to the Ottoman Turks
The capture of the capital of the Eastern Roman Empire by the attack of the Ottoman Turks. Transferred Ottoman Empire to Constantinople but server Greeks fled to Italy. -
Emperor Basil II military campaigns into Byzantine territory
Basil lead 30,000 men into Bulgaria. Basil conquered Bulgaria.
