Decline of the East Roman Empire

  • Oct 1, 1000

    Collapse Begins

    The East Roman Empire began to collapse around the 1000's.
  • Period: Oct 1, 1000 to Oct 1, 1453

    East Roman Empire

  • Oct 1, 1071

    Normans

    By 1071AD the Normans had taken over Southern Italy
  • Oct 1, 1081

    Emperor Alexius Comnenus

    Emperor Alexius Comnenus
    Emperor Alexius Comnenus became Emperor in 1081 asked the Christiams of Western Europe to help defend the Empire against the Turks.
  • Oct 1, 1300

    All that remained

    By the late 1300's Constantinpole and parts of Greece were all the remained of the East Roman Empire.
  • Oct 1, 1453

    End of Empire

    The Empire ended when Ottoman Turks captured Constantinpole in 1453.