History of the Byzantines

Emperor Constantine Founds Byzantine Capital

330

Divids the expanded city, like Rome, into 14 regions.
Lais out a new square at the centre of old Byzantium, naming it the Augustaeum that has the new senate house, the great palace, cerimonial suite, and a hippodrome used for chariot races.

History of the Byzantines

Period: 330 to Dec 31, 1500

Justinian Becomes Emperor of the Byzantines

527

Justinian, known for his successes in war, for his legal reforms and for his public works, becomes emperor.
had Anthemius and Isidore demolish and replace the original Church of the Holy Apostles built by Constantine

Hagia Sophia Completed

537

In 537 AD the Hagia Sophia was completed.
The dome structure served as an Eastern Orthodox church from 537 AD - 1453 except when it was a Roman Chatholic chruch from 1204 -1261, a Imperical Mosque from 1453 - 1931, and from 1935 to the present day it has become a museum.

Justinians Plague

541

During Justinian rule, the city's population reached about 500,000 people. But, the Plague of Justinian hit between 541–542 AD. It killed perhaps 40% of the city's population

Miliitary Campaign of General Belisarius

545

From 533-545 AD General Belisarius attacked the Vandles, Ostrogoths, Kutrigurs, and many more.

Islamic Conquests Parts of the Byzantine Territory

Feb 25, 700

Wars were between the Byzantine Empire and at first the Rashidun and then the Umayyad caliphates. These wars resulted in the conquest of the Syria region, Egypt, North Africa and Armenia

Emperor Basil II military conquests up to the year 1025

Feb 25, 1025

Basil oversaw the stabilization and expansion of the eastern frontier of the Byzantine Empire and the final capture of Bulgaria, the Empire's Europoean enemy. For this he was nicknamed by later authors as the Bulgar-slayer.
When he died the Empire stretched from Southern Italy to the Caucasus and from the Danube to the borders of Palestine.

The Great Schism

Feb 25, 1054

The split between the Eastern and Western Christian Churches
One large cause was Pope Clement V moved both the papacy and his residence to Avignon, a city located just outside of French territory.

Emperor Alexios I

Feb 25, 1095

Alexios I was a Byzantine emperor from 1081 to 1118. He was not the founder of the Komnenian dynasty but during his reign the Komnenos family came to full power.

Fourth Crusade

Feb 25, 1202

Intended to conquer Muslim-controlled Jerusalem through Egypt. But what ended up happening was the the Crusaders of Western Europe invaded the Orthodox Christian city of Constantinople, capital of the Byzantine Empire

End of the Byzantines

Feb 25, 1453

When Crusaders of Western Europe invaded the Orthodox Christian city of Constantinople, capital of the Byzantine Empire it led to the down fall of the Byzantine empire.