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emporor constantine was creditec with converting rome to christianty. was also the first emporor to allow christianity.
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justinian created a set of laws called the justinian code. he had a goal to reuniting the romen empire.
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belisarius was know for winning many battles as justinians bodygaurd. also sqoushed the nike revolt.
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hagia sophia means holy wisdom. it is a domed moument originally built as a catherdral in the 6th century.
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the first know intoduction of islamic to europe is from an islamic prisoner. these battles of the muslims vs the byzantines where long battles.
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emperor basil was know as bulgar slayer. because of his military conquests. he was emperor from 976-1025. during his reign the roman and the eastern church widened.
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the great schism was when the roman church divided into two the roman church and the eastern church in 1054.
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emperor alexios asked urban for a request for help with the turks and urban answered with to preach the first crusade. emperor alexios during his reign that the Komnenos family came to full power.
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an army of 20,000 men and a fleet of about 200 ships lead by Venetian sailors and warriors, broke in and began to loot the greatest metropolis in the Christian world.
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Turks from the Ottoman Empire captured the city of Constantinople bringing an official end to the Byzantine Empire. The Turks used cannons to weaken the Byzantine defenses .
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the fight for these territorys ended up being long battles.
one of the earliest intoductions of islam to europope was from an islamic prisoner.