Byzantine Empire Emperors

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  • 976 BCE

    Basil II photo

    Basil II photo
    Basil II
  • Period: 976 BCE to 1025

    Basil II

    Basil II was born in 957/958. During his time as an emperor his major accomplishments were that he made the military better and stronger. Also he invented the trebuchet. Lat he died in the year 1025
  • 610 BCE

    Heraclius photo

    Heraclius photo
    Heraclius
  • 527 BCE

    Justinian Photo

    Justinian Photo
    Justinian
  • Period: 527 BCE to 565 BCE

    Justinian I

    Justinian was born in 482 AD. During his rule he did some great accomplishments like extending the Empire. He build a really important monument called the Hagia Sophia, and more. He then died in the year November 14, 565 AD.
  • 379 BCE

    Theodosius The Great Photo

    Theodosius The Great Photo
    Theodosius
  • Period: 379 BCE to 395 BCE

    Theodosius the Great

    Theodosius was born January 11, 347 AD. During his rule he did some achivements for example, made Catholicism the official religion of the Empire. Also he was the last Emperor to rule both halves of the Empire. Last he gathered people to fight against his enemies. He then died in the year 395.
  • 312 BCE

    Christianity photo

    Christianity photo
    Constantine saw the sign
  • Period: 306 BCE to 337 BCE

    Constantine the Great

    Constantine was born Febuary 27, 272 AD. During his reign period, in 312 CE, when he was at battle, he saw a sign from God and then won the battle, this made him convert himself into a Christian. One of his greatest achivements and what he is known for is making Christianity the official religionn of the empire. Constantine the Great also made the capital of the empire, Constantinople and was a very succesful city. He then died in 337 AD.
  • Period: 610 to 641

    Heraclius

    Heraclius was born in 575 AD. During his time of reign the empire was threatened in some of the borders, so a great achivement he did was strengthen the military. Another one is that he introduced Greek to the Romand. He died in 641 AD.
  • 797

    Irene photo

    Irene photo
    Irene
  • Period: 797 to 802

    Irene

    Irene was born between 750-755 to a noble family in Greece. Irene was the first female Empress of the Byzantine Empire. After her death she was named Saint of the Easter Orthodox Church.
  • 1028

    Zoe photo

    Zoe photo
    Zoe
  • Period: 1028 to 1042

    Zoe

    Zoe was born in 978. She was betrayed many times by people because she wanted to go to power. One great achivement he did was she did not have a man by his side.
  • 1042

    Theodora photo

    Theodora photo
    Theodora
  • Period: 1042 to 1056

    Theodora

    Theodora was born in 981. She ruled the Byzantine Empire with her sister Zoe from 1042 and by her own 1055-56. She then died in 1056.