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330
Emperor Constantine I Founded the Byzantine Capitol
German invaders attacked The western Roman Empire so that made Constantine move to the Mediterranean. they rebuilt the city of Byzantine and named it Constantinople. after that he named it the new capital of Rome. -
532
Nika revolt
There were many riots because Emperor Justinian was unpopular because of the reforms he had made. The riots were very violent and there were many deaths and buildings destroyed. After the riots he comes up with a way to make Constantinople better by rebuilding the church of Hagia Sopia. -
533
General Belisarius Military Campaigns
Belisarius was given troops to fight against the Vandals, they were fighting for religious and political reasons including because the Vandas were persicuting Christians -
537
Hagia Sophhia Completed
The church was rebuilt because Justinian promised that it would be done to stop the riots. The dome took 6 years to build and that is considered one of the more important improvements. -
Feb 8, 634
Early Islamic Military campaigns into Byzantine territory
In the beginning when the Islamic Military tried to invade they has little success but after two years they one a few victories including one over Ajnaydanand over Pella. -
Feb 8, 986
Emperor Basil II military conquests of Bulgaria
Emperor Basil II led an army of 30,000 men into Bulgaria to attempt and take hold of the town. They failed and returned home -
Feb 8, 1054
Great Schism
After a while Christians began grow apart in their beliefs and the symbols they had. The differences lead to fights and eventually a divide of the two, The Eastern Orthodox Church and the Roman Catholic Church. -
Feb 8, 1095
Emperor Alexios I contacts Pope Urban II for Military Help in Middle East
Emperor Alexios needed help getting people to hate Muslims so he asked for help from Pope Urban II. The only thing he did was give a speech which had a small effect. -
Feb 9, 1202
Fourth Crusade (attack on Constantinople)
The Muslims won the fourth crusade on Constantinople because they couldn't get to Egypt even though they asked for help from Venice. -
Feb 9, 1453
Fall of Constantinople to the Ottoman Turks
Constantinople was attacked many times in the past but they stayed strong and wealthy. They were attacked by the Ottomans and were defeated.
