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Belisarius entered Rome with his army and conquered the city, which became part of Emperor Justinian's land.
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This war lasted about a week, but half the city was destroyed. Tens of thousands of people were killed.
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Justinian rebuilt the Hagia Sophia after the riots to make Constantinople "grander than ever". Hagia Sophia means holy wisdom and is still standing today.
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After he Basil the second won over Bulgaria he gave the many former Bulgarian leaders court titles and high commands in the army.
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During the Middle Ages there was a permanent split between eastern and western Christianity. Eastern Orthodox and Roman Catholics contacts remained distant in the Middle Ages and after.
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Last Crusade that attacked Constantinople and destroyed most of her city. Byzantine Empire split into several successor states.
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Constantinople was a major capital in present day Istanbul. War took place in the harbor, ships shot cannons cannons at the defensive wall protecting the city. The wall destroyed Tuesday, May 29th, 1453 AD
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The Ottoman Empire invaded And conquered the Eastern Roman Empire.