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Emperor Constatnine moved to the eastern Med. area of the Roman Empire after German tribes attacked the West. There he rebuild and renamed the city of Byzantium to Constantipole. He made it the capital of the new Byzantine Empire
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During his Reign he fought to get the empire back to how it was in the west. He reorganized the government and was a lawmaker.
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General Belsarius was the main general of Byzantine. He had a great number of military achievements. Won imporant battles against the Persians and the Ostrogoths, and also
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General Belsarius was the main general of Byzantine. He had a great number of military achievements. Won imporant battles against the Persians and the Ostrogoths, and also supressed the Nike Revolt. He served as a bodyguard for the Caesar and served him loyaly.
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The Hagia Sophia was a huge domed cathedral in Constintople. It was finished on 537 AD.
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A muslim conquest of part of the eastern Byzantine territory started a series of wars known as the Arab-Byzantine Wars.
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A muslim conquest of part of the eastern Byzantine territory started a series of wars known as the Arab-Byzantine Wars.
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Spent many years building himself up in the military. He fought many years against the Bulgarians and eventually won. In the epic final battle he blinded the most import army of Bulgaria . 1500 men were blinded and sent back to Bulgaria .
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The great Schism is the names given to the seperation of the church. This seperation led to the forming of the two groups, the "Roman Catholic" Church, or the Western Church and the "Greek Catholic" or "Greek Orthodox” Church, known as the Eastern Church.
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After a bad relationship with the church, in 1095 Emperor Alexios I reached out to Pope Urban II . He needed the help of the pope to re open the roads to Jerusulem. They where closed after issues with the Turks. This pope is known for starting the 1st crusade.
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In the Fourth Crusade, the Crusader helped Alexius IV, who had been thrown out of the city. He had promised to pay them, so the crusader took over Constantinople and Put Alexius IV at the throne.
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In the year 1453 the Turks from the Ottoman Empire, took over the city of Constantinople which brought the official end to the Byzantine Empire. Apart from being conquered the Byzantine Empire had multiple other causes the contributed to there decline.
