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Period: 300 to Jan 1, 1500
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330
Emperor Constantine FOunded the Byzantine Capital
Constantinople was founded by the Roman Emperor Constantine I in 324. It was on the site of an already existing city Byzantium. It was settled in the early days of Greek colonial expansion in around 657 BC.It was Captured by colonists of the city-state of Megara and turned it into their own. -
527
General Belisarius Military Campaigns
Belisarius was then sent to Africa in 533 and defeated the Vandals. This was indeed impressive. Vandal state was clearly ailing by this point.Still, contemporaries clearly thought that Belisarius played a major role in winning the war so this is probably the most clear-cut case of Belisarius being a military genius. Within a year, local Berbers rebelled and mutinies. At 548 at least even the country was supposedly devastated -
532
Nika revolt
Nika Riot was one of the most violent incidents in the history of Istanbul. It broke out in January 532 among the people and in few days it costed the lives of over 30,000 citizens wrecking nearly half of the city.
The inhabitants of Constantinople were divided into four different factions, especially the Green and the Blue teams were the most famous ones but there were also the White and the Red teams. -
537
Hagia Sophia Completed
Church of the Divine Wisdom the cathedral built at Constantinople which is now Istanbul Turkey in the 6th century. Which was under the direction of the Byzantine emperor Justinian I. Greek Orthodox Christian patriarchal basilica which is a church. The Church was the most beautiful Christian Church in the World from Byzantine Times. -
634
Early Islamic military conquests of Bulgaria
It all began with the Islamic prophet Muhammad in the 7th century. He established a new unified polity in the Arabian Peninsula. Which under the subsequent Rashidn and Umayyad Caliphates saw a century of rapid expansion. Umar's caliphate is notable for its vast conquests, aided by brilliant field commanders, he was able to incorporate present day Iraq, Iran, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Georgia, Syria, Jordan, Palestine, Lebanon, Israel, Egypt, and into the empire of Muslims -
1054
Great Schism
The Great Schism was the break of communion between what are now the Roman Catholic Church and Eastern Orthodox churches. Which has led it to last since the 11th century.The excommunications were not lifted until 1965. When Pope Paul VI and Patriarch Athenagoras I following their historic meeting in Jerusalem in 1964.That led to presided over simultaneous ceremonies that revoked the excommunication decrees. -
Jan 1, 1095
Emperor Alexios 1 contacts Pope Urban 2
Pope Urban probably made the best middle age speech in the middle ages and calling the Christians to go at war with the Muslims to reclaim the holy land. He made internal reform his main focus, railing against simony and other clerical abuses prevalent during the Middle Ages. Urban’s war cry caught fire, mobilizing clerics to drum up support throughout Europe for the crusade against the Muslims. All told between 60,000 and 100,000 people responded to Urban’s call to march on Jerusalem. -
Apr 1, 1204
Fourth Crusade
The Fourth Crusade broke into the city of Constantinople and began to loot, pillage and slaughter their way across the greatest metropolis in the Christian world.Niketas Choniates is one of the inhabitants that condemned the crusaders,In harsh term:"In truth they were exposed as fraud". To the Crusaders seemed to be astonishing turn of events for them.They took over a city with 350,000 people in it while the Crusaders only had 20,000 men,the crusader have there military and higher power to thank -
1453
Fall of Constantinople to the ottoman turks
This was the capture of the capital of the Byzantine Empire by an invading army of the Ottoman Empire. It was also a watershed moment in military history. Since ancient times, cities had used ramparts and city walls to protect themselves from invaders, and Constantinople's substantial fortifications had been a model followed by cities throughout the Mediterranean region and Europe. The Ottomans ultimately prevailed due to the use of gunpowder.
