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Constantine was a Roman Emperor. He rebuilt the city of Byzantine and named it Constantinople after himself. He made it the capital of the Byzantine Empire.
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Justinian wanted to bring back the former glory of Rome. During his rule the Hagia Sophia was built and Justinian's Code was created.
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Belisarius was a general under Justinian. He led sea and land expeditions on, and conquered the Vandals and the Ostrogoths.
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Hagia Sophia means Holy Wisdom. It was built to be a church, then was made into a mosque, and is now a museum. It is the third building that was built because the first two burned down.
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The Islamic conquests on the Byzantine Empire started with the Islamic prophet Muhammad. The conquests resulted in a huge territorial decline for the Byzantine Empire.
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Basil II led many military conquests while he was emperor, but mostly focased on conquering the Bulgarians. He extended the empire to the largest it had been since the Islamic conquests.
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Chalcedonian Christianity split into the Eastern and Western branches. They are now known as the Eastern Orthodox and Roman Catholic Churches.
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Alexios stopped the decline of the Byzantian Empire and began to get back territory during the first crusade. Pope Urban started the first crusade.
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Crusaders from Western Europe invaded Constantinople. They took it over and created the Latin Empire, which didn't last very long.
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The Byzantine Empire ended when the Ottomen Empire took over Constantinople. This marked the end of the Middle Ages and of the Roman Empire.
