The byzantine empire

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  • 3 BCE

    Justinian

    Period: 527 to 565
    Justinian I Justinian was Born in 483 in Dardania and died on the year 565.He was adopten by his uncle. Her wife Theodora helped Justinian rule the empire. Many times he tried to extendthe Byzantine empire and make it bigger.Justinian made a very important code to keep the empire fair and with no political problems. He made very important monuments that representen christianity like
  • 1 CE

    Constantine

    Constantine was born in 272 in Naissus and died on the year 337 in Nicomedia. He established the city of Constantinople named after him. Also he made Christianity the main religion of the Byzantine empire. Before he was an emperor he was in the army and he rulen the empire until he died.
    Period: 392 to 395
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    Theodosius

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    Theodora

    Period: 527 to 548
    Theodora She was born in 500 AD in Cyprus and died in 548 AD in Constantinople. Zoe reigned near her husband Justinian I. She helped her husband majorly during his period as a empero. For example the Nika Riots, she gave her husband an idea to fix the NIka revoltosos ofcourse it involved killing alot of people but Justinian almost fled the empire and Theodora helped him. She died in 548 AD and people think it was of cancer.
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    Heraclius

    Period: 610 to 641
    Heraclius Heracluis was born in 575 in Cappadocia and died on the year 641 in Constantinople. He reorganized the empire, but he mostly strengthen his army. This helped the empire because it was protected. He lost a lot of land because of the Arab Muslims like Palestine, Egypt and Mesopotamia.
    Period: 797 to
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    Irine

    Period: 797 to 802
    Irene Irene was born in 752 in the City of Athens and died on 803 in Lesbos. Irene restored icons that had been banned a couple of years ago. Back in the tome that she started ruling the word empress did not exist so people called her their emperor. Because of her involving with monasteries she was considered a saint of the Greek Orthodox Church.
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    Basill

    Basil II He was Born in 958 and died in 1025. He focused on the military strenghht of the Byzantine Empire. He even became a militar to end the Battle between the Bulgars and the Byzantine Empire. The land of the Bulgars.