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Period: 306 to 312
Constantine the Great Reign: Born, Death and accomplishments
Constantine was born in February 27, 272 AD, on Niš, Serbia and died in May 22, 337 AD, on Nicomedia. His period of reign was from 25 July 306 AD until 29 October 312 AD. He was one of the greatest emperors and made many accomplishments like:
- He reunited the Empire under one emperor, and he won major victories over the Franks and Alamanni in 306–308
- He did monetary reforms
- He reoccupied most of the long-lost province of Dacia which Aurelian. -
316
Edict of Milan (Constantine)
It was a letter signed by the Roman emperors Constantine and Licinius, it said that it would be proclaimed religious toleration. -
324
Reunite the Emperor ( Constantine the Great )
Constantine defeated Licinius and took control over all the empire and united all of the empire. -
331
Monetary Reforms ( Constantine the Great )
Constantine's monetary policies were closely associated with his religious policies. He increased minting was associated with the confiscation of all gold, silver, and bronze statues -
Period: 379 to 392
Theodosius the Great Reign: Born, Death and accomplishments
Theodosius was born in January 11, 347 AD, on Coca, Segovia, Spain and died in January 17, 395 AD, on Milan, Italy. His reign was from 19 January 379 until 15 May 392. He did things like:
- He was the last emperor to rule over both the Eastern and the Western halves of the Roman Empire.
- He campaigned against Goths and other barbarians who had invaded the Empire.
- Made christianity the major religion -
381
Christianity turn into major religion (Theodosius)
Theodosius turned Christianity into the major religion of the empire. -
392
The last emperor to rule both sides of the empire (Theodosius)
Theodosius was the last emperor who ruled over the eastern and western half of the empire -
Period: 527 to 565
Justinian I Reign: Born, Death and accomplishments
Justinian was born in May 11, 482 AD and died in November 14, 565 AD. His reign was from 1 August 527 until 14 November 565. Some of his accomplishments were:
- Nika Riots
- Hagia Sophia
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Period: 527 to 548
Theodora reign: born, death and accomplishments
She was born in 500 AD and died in June 28, 548 AD. Her reign was from 9 August 527 until 28 June 548. Her accomplishments:
- She gave more rights to women
- She made the law that protected women from being taken advantage of in the event of divorce. -
532
Nika Riots (Justinian), (Theodora)
People on the empire were not happy with the taxes so they were protesting and Justinian was going to walk away but Theodora help him to confront them. He united everyone and killed everyone. -
537
Hagia Sophia (Justinian)
The Hagia Sophia was build by the commands of Justinian. He wanted to build something to shade the Nika Riots. -
Period: Oct 5, 610 to Feb 11, 641
Heraclius Reign: Born, Death and accomplishments
Heraclius was born in 575 on Cappadocia, present-day Turkey and died February 11, 641 (aged 65 or 66) on Constantinople, Byzantine. His reign was from October 5, 610 until February 11, 641. Herclius did many things like:
-He reorganized the military with great success.
- He changed the official language of the Empire from Latin to Greek in 620.
-He succeeded in returning the True Cross, one of the holiest Christian relics, to Jerusalem. -
620
The language was changed from Latin to Greek in the empire. ( Heraclius)
Heraclius changed the official language of the Empire from Latin to Greek in 620. -
Period: 797 to 802
Irene Reign: Born, Death and accomplishments
Irene was born in 752 AD and died in August 9, 803 AD. Her reign was from 19 April 797 until 31 October 802. Her accomplishments were:
- Co-empress with her son
- Restored icons -
Period: 976 to 1025
Basil II Reign: Born, Death and accomplishments
Basil II was born in 958 AD and died in December 15, 1025. His reign was from 10 January 976 until 15 December 1025. Some fo his accomplishments were:
- Basil led a campaign against the Caliphate that ended with another truce in 1000.
- He also conducted a campaign against the Khazar Khaganate that gained the Byzantine Empire part of Crimea.
- He restored the Danubian frontier. -
Period: 1028 to 1050
Zoe Reign: Born, Death and accomplishments
Zoe was born in 978 AD and died in 978 AD. Her reign was from 11 November 1028 until 11 June 1050. She got to rule with her 3 husbands:
- Romanos III (Husband No. 1)
- Michael IV (Husband No. 2)
- Constantine IX (Husband No. 3)
