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Byzantine Emperors

  • Period: 305 to 337

    Constantine the great

    He was born in 280 and died in 337 he ruled from 305 to 337
  • 312

    Constantine the great converts to Christianity

    Constantine the great converts to Christianity
    In October 28 of 312 Constantine met the forces of Maxentius at the river, legend tells that at battle Constantine asked for the help of the gods and he had a Christian vision, which made him convert to Christianity
  • 312

    Became a Christian

    In a battle with maxentius legend says Constantine the great had a vision, which made him convert to Christianity.
  • 313

    Edict of Milan

    Edict of Milan
    Constantine the great and Licinius, his co emperor he issued the edict of Milan, which was the acceptance of religions.
  • 379

    Allies

    Allies
    In 379 Theodosius was made emperor of command over the east and instead of fighting the goths he made allies with them and they stoped fighting
  • Period: 379 to 395

    Theodosius the great

    He was not in January 11 of 347 and died in January 17 of 395 he was emperor of the east from 379 to 392 and then emperor of both west and east from 379 to 395 overall he was an emperor from 379 to 395
  • 394

    Empire reunites

    Empire reunites
    Theodosius went to the west and defeated the usurpers, after that in 394 he started to reunite te Empire but he died in January 17 395 leaving everything to his son
  • Period: 527 to 565

    Justinian l

    He was born in 485 and died in 565 at the age of 82, he was a Byzantine emperor from 527 to 565
  • Period: 532 to 537

    Hagia sophia

    Justinian l directed the construction of several cathedrals including the Hagia Sophia, which was in construction from 532 to 537
  • 534

    Code of Justinian

    Code of Justinian
    He created a set of laws for the empire known as Codex Justiniaus in 534
  • 609

    Greek

    He was the one who introduced the Greek language as an oficial language to the empire, it is believed this happened at the starts of his ruling period.
  • Period: 610 to 641

    Heraclius

    He was born in 575 and died in 641 at the age of 66. He ruled from 610 to 641
  • 629

    Muslims

    Muslims
    In 629 a small Muslim group attacked the province of Arabia, but were repulsed by a Byzantine victory.
  • Period: 775 to 802

    Irene

    She was born In 752 and died in 803 being an empress from 775 to 802 overall
  • 787

    Council of Nicaea Irene

    Council of Nicaea Irene
    During her rule she called the second rule of Nicaea in 787 and brought to an end the first Iconoclast period
  • 797

    Her son

    When Irene’s son reached maturity he started revolting, so in 797 Irene extracted her son’s eyes injuring him so much that he died a few days later
  • 976

    Civil wars

    Civil wars
    In 976 for two years there were many civil wars that affected his ruling time
  • Period: 976 to 1025

    Basil ll

    He was born in 958 and died in 1025 and ruled from 976 to 1025
  • 1000

    Caliphate

    Caliphate
    Basil led a campaign against the Caliphate that ended with a truce in 1000
  • 1028

    Husband and wife

    Husband and wife
    Had no major accomplishments but she was married to many people, one of them being Ramos lll, which she was wife to for six years (1028-1034), it is believed that she killed him to have power and scraped with a man named michel
  • Period: 1028 to 1050

    Zoe

    Zoé was born in 978 and died in in 1050, she ruled from 1028 to 1050
  • 1042

    Sister

    Sister
    She had an interesting life and gave a voice to the women of the time, one of the main things she did was rule with her sister Theodora for 8 years (1042-1050)
  • 1042

    Co- empress

    Theodora was the sister of Zoe, Zoe always fought for power, she adopted a child to enter power and in 1042 made her sister Theodora her co-empress
  • Period: 1042 to 1056

    Theodora

    She was born in 980 and died in 1056, she ruled from 1042 to 1056
  • 1050

    Opposition

    When her sister died in 1050 she entered power fierce to opposition of court officials and military, she was a strong empress for years, but then became ill and died