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Constantine was a Roman Emperor that fought his way to the top by winning many civil wars. When he became Emperor he moved to Byzantium. He then named the capitol Constantinople after himself.
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General Belisarius was a general for emperor JustinianI. He shut down the Nika riots. After that he went to Persia and won a series of battles. After the Persian victories he also took back many African provinces.
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Most violent riot in the history of Constantinople. Thousands of people were killed and half of the city was burned down.
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The Hagia Sophia church was constructed after the other church had been destroyed in the Nika riots. It was filled with mosaics and religious figures.
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The Islamic state wanted to control the Holy Land. So they started attacking to try and control Jerusalem
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Emperor Basil goes against Samuel of Bulgaria. He wanted to restore the empire and parts of Bulgaria weren't under Byzantine control so he wanted to get them back under control.
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Separation of the Eastern Orthodox church and the Western Roman church. The churches argued about everything.
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The Muslims had control of the Holy land. Emperor Alexios requests help from Pope Urban II to take back control of the Holy Land which is also known as Jerusalem. This is considered the first crusade.
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The fourth crusade was a western European armed expedition started by Pope Innocent III. He originally intended to to conquer muslim-controlled Jerusalem by invading. Instead, the crusaders sacked the city of Constantinople, the capital of the christian controlled Byzantine empire
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Constantinople had been a very stable city and was one of the wealthiest. There were many attacks on the city but it still stood strong. Mehmed, the leader of Ottomans, defeated Constantinople and took over
