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505
Justinian sent Belisarius to recover North Africa from the Vandals
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509
Justinian's code was established
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525
Theodora married Justinian
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527
Justinian became emperor of the Eastern empire
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532
NIka Riots (rebellion) took place
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537
Belasarius took Rome from the Ostrogoths
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537
Hagia Sophia was built
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555
Justinian conquered all of the territory that was once Rome
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Jan 1, 601
Empress Theodora restored icons to the Eastern Churches
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Jan 1, 717
Emperor Leo III banned the use of Icons
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Jan 1, 988
Vladimir of Kiev converted to Byzantine Christianity
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Jan 1, 1054
Great Schism (christianity was divided) (Roman Catholic & Eastern Orthodox)
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Nov 27, 1095
Pope Urban II launched the First Crusade against the Turks (Muslims)
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Jan 1, 1099
Christian Crusaders captured Jerusalem and masacared Jews & Muslims
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Dec 1, 1240
Batu Khan led the Mongol defeat of Kiev
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Jan 1, 1453
Constantinople falls to the Ottoman Turks
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Jan 1, 1453
Seljulk Turks crushed the Byzantines at the Battle of Manzikert
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Jan 1, 1462
Czar Ivan III broke Russia from Mongol control
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Jan 1, 1520
Ottoman Empire began
