Muhammad & The Byzantine Empire

  • Constantinople's Wall
    413

    Constantinople's Wall

    This wall was built under the orders of Anthemius in order to keep out the Huns, who had sent many threats. This wall proved to be very helpful against future attacks.
  • New Emperor
    527

    New Emperor

    Justinian 1 was crowned, and upon his coronation, he expanded the empire.
  • Vandal War
    533

    Vandal War

    Emperpr Justinian 1 stared the Vandal War in an attempt to take Africa from the Vandals.
  • Battles
    534

    Battles

    The Byzantine military fought against the Slavs and many others.
  • Imperial Law created
    547

    Imperial Law created

    Tribonian, a lawyer, created Corpus Iuris. This is a compilation of all of the imperial laws.
  • Revolts
    560

    Revolts

    A Samaritan revolt began and churches and many lives were lost.
  • Birth of a Prophet
    570

    Birth of a Prophet

    Muhammad was born in Mecca and was the first and only son of his father,
  • 575

    Muhammad Given Back

    The nurse that Muhammad was given to as a baby believed that he was possessed by a deomn. This greatly troubled her, so she brought him back to his mother.
  • First Revelation
    Mar 1, 610

    First Revelation

    Mecca was becoming a city that only carried about material things, and this upsetted Muhammad. He traveled to a cave where he was visited by a presence that gae him the instruction to recite words.
  • Muhammad flees to Medina
    May 1, 622

    Muhammad flees to Medina

    As tension between the pagan and Muslim Meccans continued to grow, Muhammad and his follwers went to Medina.
  • Muhammad makes major change
    Jan 1, 624

    Muhammad makes major change

    Muhammad changes the Qiblah, the direction of the Kaaba, which is the sacred building in Mecca.
  • Assassination Orders
    Feb 1, 624

    Assassination Orders

    Muhammad orders Abu' Afak to be killed because he uses his poetry to oppose him.
  • The Raid
    Jul 1, 624

    The Raid

    Muhammad ordered a raid against the pagans, marking the first use of violence in the name of Ialam. This raid took place in the holy months when any kind of violence is prohibited.
  • Exile of the Jews
    Aug 1, 624

    Exile of the Jews

    Muhammad commands for the Jewish males to be executed, but after pleas against this, he simply exiles them all from Medina.
  • Muhammad the Ruler
    Sep 1, 630

    Muhammad the Ruler

    The Muslims win in the Battle of Hunayn, and Muhammad becomes the ruler of Arabia.
  • Death
    Jun 8, 632

    Death

    After returning to Medina, Muhammad developed aan illness that eventually killed him. He was buried in one of the mosques in the city.
  • Final Pilgrimage
    Oct 1, 632

    Final Pilgrimage

    Muhammad gives a sermon after he completes his final pilgrimage, which starts the conquests of Christians and Zoroastrians
  • Byzantines Driven Out
    Sep 28, 637

    Byzantines Driven Out

    The Muslims invade the Levant, a large area in Souhwest Asia, and the Byzantines are forced to leave.
  • Married Life

    Married Life

    Muhammad married Khadija, a women who was fifteen years his senior. With her, he had six children, two who died during infancy.
  • Empire Split

    Empire Split

    After Theodosius dies, the empire is split into Eastern and Western halves.
  • Battle of Lombards

    Battle of Lombards

    The Battle of Lombards caused the empire to lose a lot of land in Italy.
  • Arabs Attempt to Take Over

    Arabs Attempt to Take Over

    The Empire defends itself from the Arabs, who tried to enter and take over.
  • Arabs Win

    Arabs Win

    Carthage, the Byzantine city in North Africa is taken during the Arab invasion.