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Emperor Constantine understood the strategic importance of the city of Byzantium becasue it was valuable to both Greeks and Romans due to its position on the Strait of Bosporus. Built the capital after he became sole emperor of all the territory.
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General Belisarius was the leading military figure in the Byzantine Empire. He led imperial armies against Persia, North Africa, and Italy.
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The Nika revolts, or Nika riots, spanned the course of a week, and was the most violent riot in the history of Constantinople. Nearly half the city was burned or destroyed and tens of thousands of people were killed.
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Instructed under the orders of Byzantine Emeror Justinian I it was the thrid church of the holy wisdom to be built on that site. The church contained a large collection of holy relics and was the focal point of the Eastern Orthodox for almost a thousand years.
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There were multiple leaders including; Muhammad, Rashidun, and Umayyad. The conquests these people led resulted in the collapse of the Sassanid Empire and territorial loss for the Byzantine Empire including Mesopotamia, Persia, North Africa, etc.
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In 986 30,000 men were led into Bulgaria and besiege sredets. In 1000 the Emperor was able to focus on a war of total conquest against Bulgaria. In 1014 The emperor was ready to launch a campaign aimed to end Bulgarian resistance.
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Commonly known as the East-West Schism it refers to the break of communication between what are now the Eastern Orthodox and Catholic Churches. In Constantinople all Latin Churches were closed so southern Italy forced churches to close or conform to Latin practice.
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Emperoe Alexios I contacted Pope Urban II as part of the First Crusade. It was mainly a battle over the territory of Jerusalem and freeing Christans from muslim rule.
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20,000 men and a fleet of 200 ventian ship attacked constantinople. City was captured and the empire split off into small successor states. In it's place the crusader-led latin empire was founded.
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The fight lasted 53 days. The capture of Constantinoploe was the offical end of the Byzantines. The conquest of Constantinople allowed Ottoman to advance into Europe without watching his back.
