Social Studies

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  • Period: 1042 BCE to 1056 BCE

    Theodora

    She was born in Cyprus in 497 and died in Constantinople in June 548. After Zoe married her third husband, Constantine IX, in June 1042, Theodora was again sidelined. After Zoe died in 1050 and Constantine in 1055, Theodora assumed full governance of the Empire and reigned until her death. She nominated Michael VI as her successor.
  • Period: 1028 BCE to 1050 BCE

    Zoe

    As the only surviving member of the Macedonian dynasty, along with her sister Theodora. Her three husbands, Romanos III (1028–1034), Michael IV (1034–1041) and Constantine IX (1042–1050) ruled alongside her.
  • Period: 976 BCE to 1025 BCE

    Basil ll

    Bulgaria was finally subdued in 1018 after over 20 years of war, interrupted only by sporadic warfare in Syria against the Fatimids. Basil also expanded Byzantine control over most of Armenia. His reign is widely considered as the apogee of medieval Byzantium.
  • Period: 797 BCE to 802 BCE

    Irene

    Constantine VI took the power from her in 780–790, she overthrew him in 797 and became empress. Right after overthrowing him she exiled him.
  • Period: 610 BCE to 641 BCE

    Heraclius

    Officially replaced Latin with Greek as the language of administration.
  • Period: 527 BCE to 565 BCE

    Justinian

    He was born in 483 in Tauresium, Dardania and died November 14, 565 in Constantinople. Attempted to restore the western territories of the Empire, reconquering Italy, North Africa and parts of Spain. Also responsible for the "corpus juris", or the "Justinian code" which is the foundation of law for many modern European nations.
  • Period: 379 BCE to 395 BCE

    Theodosius

    Theodosius I was born in January 11, 347 and died in January 17, 395. In his time the Roman Empire was permanently divided between the East Roman Empire, later known as the Byzantine Empire, and the West Roman Empire.
  • 312 BCE

    Battle of the Milvian Bridge

    Where Constantine beat Maxentius
  • Period: 306 BCE to 337 BCE

    Constantine

    Constantine was born in February 27, 280 CE and died May 22, 337.Moved the capital from Rome to Constantinople and in doing so killed the western half of the empire. He was one of the biggest promoters of christianity in the whole wide world.