Byzantine Timeline

By Jesiah Bahr
  • Period: 300 to Sep 22, 1500

    Byzantine History

  • 505

    General Belisarius Military Campaigns

    General Belisarius Military Campaigns
    General Belisarius went on military campaigns through what was once the Roman Empire reclaiming the land for the Bzatyne Empire. These lasted from 505 to 565. General Belusarius was successful but there was no way for them to guard the land the took so they lost it quite quickly.
  • 532

    Nika Riots

    Nika Riots
    The Nika Riots took place in Constantinople in 532 ad. Nearly half the city was burned or destroyed and tens of thousands of people where killed.
  • 532

    Hagia Sophia Completed

    Hagia Sophia Completed
    The Hagia Sophia is a church that was built in Constantinople, now Istanbul. The church was built three times. The first was built in 360 and it was destroyed in 404. The second was built in 415 and was burned down in 532. The third was built from 532 to 537 and still stands today.
  • Jan 1, 622

    Early Islamic military campaigns into Byzantine territory

    Early Islamic military campaigns into Byzantine territory
    The Islamic military campaigns went all over the Middle East and even as far as Spain. They started in the 600s and went into the 700s.
  • Jan 1, 1054

    Great Schism

    Great Schism
    The Great Schism is the division between the Eastern Church and the Western Church in 1054. This is when the christianity split into Eastern Orthodox and Roman Catholic churches.
  • Jan 1, 1095

    First Crusade

    First Crusade
    Emperor Alexios I contacts Pope Urban II for military help in Middle East in 1095 to 1100. This was the first crusade. It started as a widespread pilgrimage and ended as a military expedition.
  • Jan 1, 1204

    Fourth Crusade (attack on Constantinople)

    Fourth Crusade (attack on Constantinople)
    The Fourth Crusade happened in 1204 at Constantiople. After the capture, the Byzantine Empire separated into a number of small states.
  • Jan 1, 1453

    Fall of Constantinople

    Fall of Constantinople
    Constantinople fell to the Ottoman Turks in 1453. This marked the end of the Roman Empire.

  • Emperor Constantine Moves the Capital

    Emperor Constantine rebuilt the city of Byzantium and named it after himself. This city was named Constantinople.

  • Conquests of Bulgaria

    Conquests of Bulgaria
    Emperor Basil II use military conquests to capture Bulgaria. This happened in 986. Basil oversaw the expansion of the eastern portaion of the Byzantine Empire.