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He was a major part of the spread of Christianity throughout Rome, but his most remembered project was when he built Constantinople. It became a great city known for its wealth and and marketing.
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The revolt was aimed towards emperor Justinian l in Constantinople. Nearly half the city was burned down and thousands of people were killed during this time. People were angry at the emperor caused he had too many advantages and rights then themselves.
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Belisarius was a Byzantine general and thought of as the greatest of the empire. He stopped the uprising of the Nika, fought the Persians and many other empires all while never losing
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Also known as Church of the holy wisdom or Church of the Holy. Was built at Constantinople under Justinian l rule. It is the most important structure of the Byzantine time.
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Between 780-1180 the Byzantine and Islamic empires fought a series of wars. Indefinitely the Byzantine took over the Eastern Mediterranean and beat the Islamic empire after the two traded being stronger than the other.
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Bulgarian revolts against the Byzantine caused them to come and take back the territories taken by the Bulgarians. Basil lead armies into Bulgarian territories and fought many wars.
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This was the event that divided Chalcedony into Catholicism and the Eastern Orthodox. This was caused for the fight over papal authority between the roman pope and the Eastern Partriaches
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Alexios asked Pope Urban ll for help attacking and pushing out the Turks of the Holy Land. With the Pope becoming more military and killing in Christs name saw it as an act of god.
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The goal of the crusade was to win back Jerusalem a city that was conquered by Islamic armies. But instead they attacked the city of Constantinople capital of Byzantine Empire, after not receiving what was promised from the Byzantine.
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The Turk army of 100,000 lead by Ottoman attacked the Byzantine capital. The siege lasted 50 days by breaking down the walls and cutting off supplies to the city. The Christian forces of only 10,000 men were able to hold off two attacks but then fell to the third party attacking. The city was then taken over and renamed Istanbul.
