1 Arianism 2 Internal 3 Nicene 4 Rise 5 Loss of

Development Creed of Demes the West

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Emperor Constantine founded Arians

his New Emperor Constantine founded his New
The Nicene Creed, first formulated in The chariot racing teams grew in The Western Roman Empire fell to a
360 AD

360 AD

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476 AD
Theological disputes between Rome in AD330 pouring wealth and
Rome in AD330 plagued
and Trinitarians pouring wealth and
the early AD325 then later refined, found a influence until two of them, the blues succession of barbarian hordes, with
resources into his project from across resources into his project from across
Eastern church. Arianism was middle ground compromise for the and the greens, operated like organized the institution of the Emperor abolished
the empire. Quickly the city became the empire. Quickly the city became
330

eventually removed
known as The City offrom the
Constantine, various beliefs about the divinity or crime syndicates, using gang intimidation and the German King Odoacer
known as The City of Constantine,
establishment
Constantinople.in AD380. humanity of Jesus Christ. and controlling key government posts. becoming the first King of Italy.
Constantinople.

6 Nika Revolt 7 Reconquest 8 Foreign 9 Holy War 10 Tribute

of the West Succession Payment
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The people of Constantinople revolted Emperor Justinian's brilliant general, Heraclius, born in Africa of Armenian In several years of campaigning Constantine IV launched a naval attack
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565 AD

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625 AD

against high taxes chanting Nika!
(victory) in the Hippodrome where
Emperor Justinian, fearing for his life
ordered 30,000 of them slaughtered.
Belisarius completed a campaign to
retake the Western Empire successfully
conquering Italy (including Rome) and
southern Spain.
ancestry, revolted against the Emperor
Phocas and deposed him heralding a
period of prosperity and military
success
680 AD
Emperor Heraclius retook Jerusalem
from the Sassanid Persians and
recovered several relics including the
True Cross.
against the Bulgars. The attempt failed
and Byzantium was forced into a
humiliating treaty in which they paid
tribute money to the Bulgar King.

11 Rise of 12 Holy Roman 13 Bulgarians 14 Conversion 15 Iconoclasm

Islam Empire
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Seemingly unstoppable, Islamic armies Neither holy, nor Roman, nor an Empire, Migrating ahead of the Huns, the Bulgar King Boris of the Bulgarians adopted Iconoclast banned icon-worship as
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poured out of Arabia in the 7th and 8th
centuries conquering Syria, Egypt,
Armenia, Africa, Cyprus and twice
besieged Constantinople by AD718.
in a direct challenge to Byzantine
authority Pope Leo III founded the Holy
Roman Empire on Christmas Day AD800,
crowning Charlemagne its first emperor.
tribe settled Bulgaria in AD681. The
Bulgarian Khanate united them in AD850
leading to war with the Byzantine Empire
by the end of the 9th century.
880 AD
Eastern Christianity at the request of
the Byzantine Empire. He was partly
motivated by a desire to establish the
alphabet developed by St Cyril.
forbidden by the Bible. Disdaining
Eastern Orthodoxy, the iconodule Popes
looked to their Holy Roman Empire to
supplant the Eastern Empire.
16 Tribute 17 Code of 18 Varangians 19 Marriage 20 Cataphracts
Payment Laws
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Emperor
DefeatedConstantine
by the Bulgars
founded
the Byzantines
his New Emperor Leo VI commissioned a Emperor Basil II, impressed by his Emperor Basil II offered his sister Anna Under the Macedonian dynasty the
360 AD

912 AD

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989 AD

1055 AD
Rome
boughtinback
AD330 pouring
their wealth
captives with and
land codification of all Roman Laws, building Scandinavian mercenaries, made them in marriage to Vladimir I of Kiev in Byzantine Empire expanded and
resources
and an annual tribute payment across
into his project from in return on the earlier work of Emperor Justinian. the imperial guard. Following the exchange for military support. thrived. With Cataphract heavy cavalry
the empire. Quickly the city became on land and Greek Fire at sea,
896

for which the Bulgars agreed not to
known as The City of Constantine,
invade Byzantine territory.
Constantinople.
This work streamlined the delivery Norman conquest of Britain in AD1066,
Byzantine military technology was
of justice in the Byzantine empire. Anglo-Saxons filled the Varangian ranks.
unparalleled.

21 Turks 22 Decadence 23 Crusades 24 Mongols 25 Conversion

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Migrating into Persia, the Islamic Seljuq Many emperors took little interest in Invited by Emperor Alexios I to recover Punctuated by succession crises, Seeking military aid, Emperor Michael
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Turks blended Islam with Persian
culture. From AD1227 the Ottoman
Turks expanded West from Persia into
Anatolia, clashing with the Byzantine
empire.
the day to day running of the empire.
The 5 emperors of the Angelid dynasty
presided over failure and retreat, each
meeting an ignominious end.
Jerusalem for Christendom, the Western
Kingdoms sought prestige and plunder,
eventually sacking Constantinople in the
fourth crusade.
1282 AD
Mongol armies conquered Persia and
Armenia and clashed with Arabs, Turks,
Bulgars and the Holy Roman Empire.
Palaeologus acknowledged Roman
Catholic supremacy over a united
Christendom. However his successor,
Andronicus II repudiated the union.

26 Diplomatic 27 Venetian 28 Civil War 29 Tribute 30 Gunpowder

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Emperor Andronicus III married several Empress Anna of Savoy pawned the Following the death of Emperor With an empty treasury, Constantinople Sultan Mehmed II of the Ottoman Turks
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of his daughters to the Mongol Khans
Toqta and Uzbek to secure peace and
obrain military aid in recovering
Anatolian cities for Byzantium.
Byzantine Crown Jewels to Venice for
twice the Imperial annual income. On a
tour of Europe, her son John VI was
held for two years as a debtor in Venice.
Andronicus III his 9-year-old son John V
was at the centre of a succession war
dividing the empire into factions based
on class and religion.
1453 AD
stopped paying tribute to the Turks
leading to the final siege and eventual
fall of Constantinople.
used a great bronze cannon to pound
the Theodosian walls for two months
before his 80,000 strong army stormed
into Constantinople.