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324
Emperor Constantine I Founded the Byzantine Capital
The location provided an ecvellent harbor as well as easy access to the Danude River region adn the Euphrates Frontier. -
532
Nika revolt
The most violent riot in the history of Constantinople, with nearly half of the city being burned or destroyed. Tens of thousands of people killed. -
535
Hagia Sophia Completed
It's imense, arching dome improved on earlier Roman buildings. The interior glowed with colored marble and embroidered silk curains. -
536
General Belisarius Military Campaigns
Count Belisarius entered Rome with 5,000 troops as 4000 left. Part of Emperor Justinian's grand plan to recover the Western Provinces from their Barbarian Rulers. -
Sep 25, 634
Early Islamic military campaigns into Byzantine territory
Arab combined together taking a part of Byzantine adn conquered the Persians. -
Sep 25, 1014
Emperor Basil II military conquests of Bulgaria
His long campaign against the Bulgarians included a couple of heavy defeats. Some historians say that when the Byzantine collapsed, Emperor Basil II should have received reconition. His nickname was "Bulgar-Slayer" -
Sep 25, 1054
Great Schism
Other countries provoked a schism, or split, between Eastern and Western Christianity, known as the Great Schism. -
Sep 25, 1093
Emperor Alexios I contacts Pope Urban II
Emperor Alexios I asked for help againts the Suljuks Turks. He gave Urban II a letter that included a list of deeds. Some of the deeds were true and some were not. His plan ended up backfiring and he didn't get the soldiars he wanted. -
Sep 25, 1199
Fourth Crusade
Goal was to win back Jerusalem but actually conquered Constantinople, the capital of the Byzantine Emperor. -
Sep 25, 1453
Fall of Constantinople to the Ottoman Turks
Ottoman surrounded walls with canons. Byzantine defenders couldn't keep up and it lasted 2 months. "God forbid that I should live as an emperor without an empire." -
Period: to
300 AD to 1500 AD