History of the Byzantines

  • Building of Constantinople
    330

    Building of Constantinople

    Constatine rebuilt the Greek city of Byzantium and renamed the city after himself he named it Constantinople but he had also decided to make it the new capital of the empire.
  • General Belisarius
    532

    General Belisarius

    General Belisarius was a general of the Byzantine empire that had served under Justinian. Before he was a general for the Byzantine empire he was known for the title of "Last of the Romans". Later on General Belisarius would be known has one of the greatest generals.
  • Nika Revolt
    532

    Nika Revolt

    At this time chariot races were the best entertainment. Well the two teams Blues and Greens had many conflicts in the past and Justinian had decided that seven ring leaders were to be condemned. The Nika riots happened when Justinian had wanted those seven to be hung, well two had survived. At the next races people had demanded that the two men were to be spared and shall live.
  • Hagia Sophia
    537

    Hagia Sophia

    Because of the Nika revolt many were destroyed throughout the city including the Hagia Sophia. Justinian had launched a program that was to rebuild the Hagia Sophia and that was known as Justinian's greatest triumph.
  • Islamic military in Byzantine territory
    Feb 9, 629

    Islamic military in Byzantine territory

    After the Byzantine-Sassanid wars going on for so long both were left vulnerable when the Arabs came along. Within a few years the Arabs had struck onto Byzantine. Later on the Arabs and the Byzantine troops had confronted each other at the Mu'tah.
  • Emperor Basil II
    Feb 9, 986

    Emperor Basil II

    Emperor Basil II best known for his successful campaigns against the Bulgarian kingdom. From the years of 986 to 1014 there has been battles between Byzantine and Bulgaria. When Basil II had defeated the Bulgaria he had gotten the name of "Slayer of the Bulgars".
  • The Great Schism
    Feb 9, 1054

    The Great Schism

    The Great Schism was the split of the Roman Catholic Church. It had divided into two parts the Eastern church and the Western church. The Western church was known as the Roman Catholic Church and the Eastern church was known as the Eastern Orthodox Church.
  • Emperor Alexios I and Pope Urban II
    Feb 9, 1095

    Emperor Alexios I and Pope Urban II

    Emperor Alexios I had asked for Christian knights to help him fight the Muslim Turks. Even though the Roman popes and the Byzantine emperors had a longtime rival Pope Urban II had agreed to help Alexios I. Causing the first crusade that was ordered by Pope Urban II to happen.
  • Fourth Crusade
    Feb 9, 1202

    Fourth Crusade

    This was an attack on Constantinople where the crusaders were diverted from fighting Muslims to fighting Christians. Merchants had came from Venice to defeat their Byzantine trade rivals in 1204, crusader had captured and looted the city of Constantinople. This was the point in the decline of the Byzantine empire.
  • The Fall of Constantinople
    May 29, 1453

    The Fall of Constantinople

    On May 29 1453 the Ottoman Turks had invaded Constantinople lead by Mehmed the conqueror. It was a 53 day siege on Constantinople. The capture of this city had marked that it was the end of the Byzantine empire.