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330
The Bynzantine empire
It has extended to the 700s. Christianity replaced the gods of antiquity as the official religion of the culturally and religiously diverse state in the late 300s (2006.569). The practice of Christian monasticism developed in the fourth century, and continued to be an important part of the Byzantine faith, spreading from Egypt to all parts of the empire. In the Early Byzantine period, Byzantium's educated elite used Roman law, and Greek and Roman culture, to maintain a highly organized governme -
Period: 330 to Jan 21, 721
bynzantium Empire
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476
The Western Empire Falls
The Western Empire Falls: The Eastern Empire survives and now is labeled as the Byzantine Empire. -
526
Justinian's reign begins.
Justinian's reign begins. He reconquers parts of the fallen Western Empire (Africa and Italy, Spain). He codifies the Previous Roman Laws into one document. Constantinople is the most glorious city in europe, with 500,000 inhabitants. The Hagia Sofia is constructed. Justinian is the last emperor to use the title "Caesar". -
Jan 28, 610
Heraclius becomes emperor.
In October 610 Heraclius dropped anchor off Constantinople, deposed Phocas, and was crowned emperor of a crumbling state, occupied by invaders and wracked with internal dissension. Slavs swarmed over the Balkan Peninsula. The Persians occupied extensive parts of Anatolia. The Turkic Avars, who ruled over the Slavic and other tribes that occupied the region between the Don and the Alps, exacted tribute. With its economy disrupted, its administration disorganized, its army depleted and demoralized -
Jan 28, 717
A large Muslim force besiege Constantinople
A large Muslim force besiege Constantinople by land and sea. The attack is held off. -
Jan 28, 721
Regains control of Asia Minor from the Muslims
Regains control of Asia Minor from the Muslims -
Roman empire divieds in half
e Roman Empire divides in half, with the Eastern Roman Empire based in Constantinople and the Western Roman Empire based in Rome/Ravenna. -
Lombards invade Italy
Lombards invade Italy, eventually taking Northern Italy from the Byzantines -
Muslims attack Constantinople.
erhaps the main reason for the successful defense of Constantinople was the recent development of Greek Fire. As such, it is necessary to take an in-depth look at the phenomenon, which may have saved the Byzantine Empire from the attack of the Arabs. Greek Fire was a secret weapon of the Byzantine Empire; so secret was this weapon that little is known about the specifics of it to this day. It is rumored to have been developed by Syrian engineer, Callinicus, in 673. The "liquid fire" was shot out -
the loss of the the north africa to the musslems
the dawn of the seventh century AD, Egypt was a tributary of the Byzantine Empire. The country was governed by the East Roman civil service and military, both of which were filled by the Greek-speaking ruling class to the general exclusion of the native Coptic-speaking Egyptians. Locally, the Romans ruled Egypt from the capital of Alexandria, and from the ancient Egyptian capital of Memphis, with its great bulwark, the fortress of Babylon, on the eastern bank of the Nile. A chain of fortress to
