The (Revised Edition) Byzantine Empire

Chronological Table

CHRONOLOGICAL TABLE 476 493-526 518 527 533-34 535-40 542 552-53 577 610 614-19 622 647 674-78 681 711 717-18 72 6-87 756-75 811 813-43 827 864 912- 22 92 3-44 961 990- 1019 End of Roman Empire in the west Reign of Theodoric in Italy Accession of Justin I Accession of Justinian I Belisarius reconquers Africa from Vandals Belisarius reconquers most of Italy from Ostrogoths Plague in Constantinople Final defeat of Ostrogoths by Narses Invasion of Balkans by Avars and Slavs begins Accession of Heraclius Persians conquer Syria, Palestine, and Egypt Mohammed flees Mecca to Medina. Heraclius begins campaign against Persia Siege of Constantinople by Persians and Avars Heraclius defeats Persians at Nineveh Arabs occupy Syria, Palestine and Egypt and overrun Persian Empire First Arab invasion of Asia Minor Siege of Constantinople by Arabs Foundation of Bulgarian state Arab conquest of North Africa complete Second siege ofConstantinople by Arabs First period of Iconoclasm War between Byzantium and Bulgaria Nicephorus I defeated and killed by Bulgarians Second period ofIconoclasm Arabs occupy Crete Conversion of Bulgaria War between Byzantium and Bulgaria Victorious campaigns of John Kurkuas against Arabs Crete reconquered from Arabs Conquest of Bulgaria by Basil II 295 1022 1055 1071 1082 1097 1133-43 1147 1155 1176 1182 1185 1204 1259 1261 1274 1282 1308 1321- 28 132 9 1337 1341-47 1347 1354 1365 1376--79 1387 1393 1396 1397 1397-1402 1422 1430 1439 1444 1453 1460 1461 Chronological Table Annexation of Armenia complete Seljuq Turks take Baghdad Seljuq Turks defeat and capture Romanos IV and overrun much of Asia Minor. Bari captured by Normans Alexios I grants trading privileges to Venice First Crusade Victorious campaigns of John I in Cilicia and Syria Second Crusade. Normans capture Corfu, Corinth, and Thebes Successful Byzantine campaign in Italy Seljuq victory at Myriokephalon Massacre of Latins in Constantinople Normans capture and sack Thessalonica Capture of Constantinople by Fourth Crusade and establishment of Latin Empire Nicaean army defeats Latins and Epirotes at Pelagonia Recapture of Constantinople by Nicaean force and end of Latin Empire Council of Lyons. Michael VIn accepts Church union Sicilian Vespers: defeat of Charles of Anjou Ottoman Turks take Ephesus Civil war between Andronikos II and Andronikos III Turks take Nicaea Turks take Nicomedia Civil war between John V and John Cantacuzenus The Black Death Turks take Gallipoli Turks establish their capital at Adrianople Civil war in Byzantium Thessalonica surrenders to Turks End of Bulgarian state. Turks occupy Thessaly Defeat of crusaders at Nicopolis Manuel Chrysoloras begins teaching Greek in Florence Siege of Constantinople by Sultan Bajezid Murad besieges Constantinople Turks recapture Thessalonica Council of Florence proclaims Church union Turks defeat Hungarians and crusaders at Varna Turks take Constantinople on 29 May. Death of last emperor Turks take Mistra Turks take Trebizond ...