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476
Fall of Roman Empire, Beginning of Byzantine Empire
In this year was the decline of the Roman Empire thanks to Germanic and barberians invasions. And also it was the beginning of Byzantine Empire (The new Roman Empire) -
527
Justinian became emperor
He recodified the law of Rome. He reconstruct the Byzentine Empire, people wanted to kill him because he asked that the citizens pay taxes. -
532
Hagia Sophia
This construction is an enormos cathedral that is stilstand today, Is a former Orthodox patriarchal basilica, later a mosque, and now a museum in Istanbul, Turkey. -
532
Nika Riots
It was the most violent riot in the history of Constantinople, with nearly half the city being burned or destroyed and tens of thousands of people killed. It remains today one of the world's deadliest ever riots, this riot took place in the Hippodrome of Constantinople that was constructed in 330. -
534
The justinian Code
The Justinian Code was a codification of Roman law that kept ancient Roman principles alive. Evolution of jurisprudence led to modern legal systems. -
Jan 1, 1054
Orthodox Chritianity
Orthodox Chruch was aligned Byzantine, which made Russia culturally different from the other great powers due to the influence of Byzantine´s Orthodox Christianity. -
Jan 1, 1054
Pope excommunicated the patriarch of Constantinople
From this point forward Orthodoxy influenced the East and Roman Catholisism the West. -
Apr 1, 1081
Alexios I Komnenos
In this date Alexios I Komnenos became Emperor of the Byzantine Empire, He recover the falling Empire, this measure save the Empire. -
Jan 1, 1453
The Fall of the Byzantine Empire
One of the reasons of the fall of the Byzantine Empire was the Bubonic plague that kill more than 10.000 people per day approximately.
The other reason why the empire fell was thanks to constant attakcs from the East and West (Europe, Asia, Turkey etc.) -
Golden Age
The accession of Basil I to the throne in 867 marks the beginning of the Macedonian dynasty, which would rule for the next two and a half centuries. This make a Golden Age in the Byzantine empire because he was a very good ruler.
