Thursday, June 26, 2025

Collection of facts about the Byzantine Empire

This post is a collection of facts about the Byzantine Empire (330 - 1453 AD). There are 15 facts listed below.

  • Continuation of the Eastern Roman Empire
  • Capital: Constantinople
  • State religion: Christianity
  • Theodosius I ruled 379 - 395 AD
  • Justinian I ruled 527 - 565 AD
  • Justinian I reconquered Italy in the Gothic War (535 - 554 AD)
  • Plague of Justinian (541 - 549 AD)
  • Byzantine-Sasanian War (602-628 AD)
  • Levant and Egypt lost to Rashidun Caliphate
  • Africa lost to Umayyad Caliphate
  • Komnenian restoration (1081 - 1185 AD)
  • Sack of Constantinople 1204 AD
  • Constantinople recovered 1261 AD
  • Byzantine-Ottoman wars (1299 - 1453 AD)
  • Conquered by Ottoman Empire 1453 AD

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