History of the Byzantine time period

  • Period: 300 to 1500

    Byzantine timespan

  • Emperor Constantine I Founded the Byzantine Capital
    330

    Emperor Constantine I Founded the Byzantine Capital

    The Roman Empire Constantine decided to start with a "new Rome." Constantinople was built in a somewhat industrious area called Byzantium.
  • General Belisarius Military Campaigns
    530

    General Belisarius Military Campaigns

    Belisarius and Justinian were commanded for a land and sea expedition against Vandal Kingdom. Belisarius' strategies led him to conquer.
  • Nika revolts (riots)
    532

    Nika revolts (riots)

    This event took place over the course of a week in Constantinople. This was the most violent riots in history of Constantinople causing a bunch of people to die and the city being burned.
  • Hagia Sophia Completed
    532

    Hagia Sophia Completed

    Hagia Sophia was a Greek Orthodox Christian church. Now days can be seen as a museum.
  • Early Islamic military campaigns into Byzantine territory
    636

    Early Islamic military campaigns into Byzantine territory

    The Islamic military basically had enough of it and start a war. This resulted in a lose of Byzantine territory.
  • Emperor Basil II military conquests of Bulgaria
    1018

    Emperor Basil II military conquests of Bulgaria

    Emperor Basial II and the Empire of Bulgaria weren't getting along. So they went and attacked each other.
  • Great Schism
    1054

    Great Schism

    The Eastern Orthodox and Roman Catholics split. Both sides eventually grew apart called the Great Schism.
  • Emperor Alexios I contacts Pope Urban II for military help in Middle East
    1095

    Emperor Alexios I contacts Pope Urban II for military help in Middle East

    Emperor Alexios was in need of some help so he contacted Pope Urban II. Pope Urban II then had so called the most influential speech of the Middle Ages.
  • Fourth Crusade (attach on Constantinople)
    1204

    Fourth Crusade (attach on Constantinople)

    Insurgents were set out to capture, plunder, and demolish parts of Constantinople, the capital of Byzantine. This all caused the Fourth Crusade.
  • Fall of Constantinople to the Ottoman Turks (official end to Byzantines)
    1453

    Fall of Constantinople to the Ottoman Turks (official end to Byzantines)

    The Ottoman Turks over powered the city and took it down. Ottoman Turks had came out on top and that was the end of the Byzantine.