CHRONOLOGICAL REPORTS GLOSSARY PERSONALITIES REST OF THE WORLD
BYZANTINE EARLY BYZANTINE PERIOD
(324-610a.c.)

306-337 Konstantin the Great

Basic facts
A) Theroman governmental tradition
B) The religion of Christians
C) Greek language


•The capital was transferred to Constantinople.
•532 The Nika revolt
•537 Agia Sofia is building.

Arianism,apse,
idragwgeia,
Agia Sofia Church,
emperor,spa,
hippodrome
306 - 337 Konstantinthe Great
350-361 Konstantios II
361-363 Julianos
363-364 Iovianos
364-378Valis
379-395 Theodosios I
395-408 Arkadios
408-423 Onwrios
423-450 Theodosios II
450-457 Markianos
457-474 Lewn I
474-491 Zinwn
491-518 Anastasios I
527-565 Ioustinianos I
565-578 Ioustinos II
578-582 Mavrikios
602-610 Fokas

Asia

A) 40a.c.  400 feet hight bridge is built.

B) 500 a.c.China divides to many pieces and there is apoliticalinstability.

C) 530 a.c. Chess was spread from India toPersia.

D) Translation of the Bible to the local langueof Nubia.

MIDDLE BYZANTINE PERIOD
(610-1202a.c.)
610 a.c. Heraklios became emperor

•the empire wasattacked from Persians,
Langovards, Avars,Slavs.

•There was acrises tothe empire and as a
result many commandchanges have took place.

•Slavs becameChristians.

•2 main categories of military bodies:
→themes
→tagmata

•Iconoclasm:
→Phase I(726-787)
→Phase II (815-843)

•Leon III publishes the“Ecloga” and the
“Farmer’s Law”

Akathistos Hymn,
Igro Pir,
akritai,
Avars,
apocrypha evangels,
Iconoclasm,
Ecloga,
Farmer’s Law
610-641 Heraklios I
641-668 Heraklios II
668-685 Constantine IV
685-695 Ioustinianos II
698-705 Apsimaros
711-713 Bardanis
713-715 Artemios
715-717 Theodosios III
717-741 Leon III
741-775 Constantin V
775-780 Leon IV
780-790 Constantin VI
802-811 Stavrakios
811-813 Mihail I
813-820 Leon V
820-829 Mihail II
829-842 Theophilos
842-867 Mihail III
645 a.c. Budism spread toAsia till Thibet.

697 a.c. Enormous earthquake strikes SaltLake City of Utah.

803 a.c. The tallest Budha is a
reality (233 feet tall)

800 a.c. Earthquake destroys big cities atNile.
LATE BYZANTINE PERIOD (1204-1453a.c.)
1204 The Byzantine empire was conquered by Latin crusaders.

•Decay of the Byzantine Empire.

•Depreciation of the currency.

•Growth of the powerof the aristocracy.

•The largest percentage of people was “aktimones”.

•Raise of the numbersof religious pictures.

•Existence of courts:
1-“Kosmika”
2-“Eklisiastika”

1453→ Constantinople at the hands of Turks
decay,
Akritai,
Egnatia odos,
crusader,
Zilwtes movement
1204-1259
Theodore I Laskaris
Iwannis III Batagis
Theodore II Laskaris

1259-1453
Mihail VIII Paleologos
Andronikos II
Palaiologos
Andronikos III
Palaiologos
Iwannis V
Palaiologos
Iwannis VI Kantakuzinos
Manouel II Paleologos
Iwannis VIII Palaiologos
1300 a.c. The theatrical
“Drama” appears inChina.
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