Fall of the Byzantine Empire

By burnsc2
  • 476

    The Split of the Empire

    The Split of the Empire
    The Byzantine Split into two parts. It was the western and Eastern. They thoguh this would solve more problems but when really they didn't solve any.
  • 565

    Height of the Byzantine Empire

    Height of the Byzantine Empire
    The height of the Byzantine Empire is when eveyrting was going good. Also they were following the emperor. They were all of one accord. They had money and everything that they needed,They also all owned the msot land at the time.
  • Jan 1, 610

    The Greek Element Takes Over

    The Greek Element Takes Over
    It had a good cultural empire. They were very sucessful until somebody came in and took over. The people was more successful than the Byzantine poeple so that made it fall.
  • Jan 1, 626

    Siege of Constantinople by Avars, Slavs, and Sassanid Persians

    Siege of Constantinople by Avars, Slavs, and Sassanid Persians
    The failure of the siege saved the Empire from collapse, and, combined with other victories achieved by Emperor Heraclius.
  • Jan 1, 672

    The Byzantine Navy uses Greek Fire

    The Byzantine Navy uses Greek Fire
    They went to war. They were the first to employ naval battles.They pumped the wrong liquids and they used Greek Fire and not their Byzantine Fire.
  • Jan 1, 674

    Siege of Constantinople, by Arabs

    Siege of Constantinople, by Arabs
    They were renewed aggressive warfare against Byzantium after a lapse of some years and hoped to deliver a lethal blow by capturing the Byzantine capital, Constantinople.
  • Jan 1, 717

    Siege of Constantinople by Arabs

    Siege of Constantinople by Arabs
    The culmination of twenty years of attacks and progressive Arab occupation of the Byzantine borderlands.
  • Jan 1, 821

    The siege by Thomas the Slav

    The siege by Thomas the Slav
    After the murder of Leo and usurpation of the throne by Michael the Amorian, Thomas revolted, claiming the throne for himself.
  • Jan 1, 1047

    The siege during the revolt of Leo Tornikios in 1047

    The siege during the revolt of Leo Tornikios in 1047
    He was a mid-11th century Byzantine general and noble.
  • Jan 1, 1376

    A 32-day siege by Andronikos IV Palaiologos with the support of the Ottoman Turks

    A 32-day siege by Andronikos IV Palaiologos with the support of the Ottoman Turks
    Although associated as co-emperor with his father since the early 1350s, Andronikos IV rebelled when the Ottoman sultan Murad I forced John V into vassalage in 1373. Andronikos IV had allied with Murad's son Savcı Bey, who was rebelling against his own father.