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History of the Byzantines

  • 300

    Byzantine capital

    Emperor Constantine 1 founded the Byzantine capital which was originally called Constantinople
  • 527

    Justinian

    Justinian becomes emperor of the Byzantines and he is also a Christian. Is nickname that most people call him is "last of the Romans". He was also a lawmaker. He died on November 16 565 AD
  • 537

    Hagia Sophia

    Hagia Sophia is a former Greek church that was eventual turned into a museum in today's state. The church was dedicated to the wisdom of god. It's considered the epitome of the Greek architecture.
  • 545

    General belisarius

    General belisarius becomes head of military and starts a military campaign
  • Feb 19, 650

    Islamic conquests parts of the Byzantine territory

    Islamic soldiers conquested Sassanid empire and burned it to the ground and also attacker Byzantine territory which later ended up to being a great success because Byzantine came crumbling down.
  • Feb 19, 1025

    Emperor basil 11 military conquests up to the year 1025

  • Feb 19, 1095

    Emperor Alexis l and pope urban ll

  • Feb 21, 1204

    Fourth crusade

    The Fourth Crusade was originally intended to conquer Jurusilum by means of an invasion through Egypt. Instead the Crusaders invaded the Orthodox and the city of Constantinople, capital of the Byzantine Empire. This is seen as one of the final acts in the war between the Eastern Orthodox Church and Roman Catholic Church, and a key turning point in the decline of the empire.
  • Feb 19, 1453

    End of the Byzantines

    The restored Byzantine Empire converted to Catholicism to get help and aid from the West against the Turks, but the Turks flaunt back and bear them and established the Ottoman Empire
  • Great schism