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Byzantium Timeline
From A.D. 532-537 Justinian rebuilds the Hagia Sophia
In 532 A.D. Nika revolts
In 476 A.D. Rome falls to the Germans and Romulus Augustulus is removed from power.
Nika Revolts
Imagine if you went to Gillette Stadium to watch a game but instead a riot happens?
Well, that’s basically what happened at the Hippodrome in Constantinople on January 13, 532.
There were four teams in the hippodrome, named the red, blue, white, and green. Emperor Justinian was a supporter of the blue team. The crowd was yelling for their color but then started yelling. “nika, nika, nika”. Nika means conquer or win.
The emperor, Justinian was just sitting safely in his palace watching the chariot races when the crowd started yelling at him, “Nika, nika, nika!” and they attacked the palace.
The riot lasted a whole week and nearly half of the city burned or was destroyed. Tens of thousands of people were killed.
It’s too bad that so many people died because some people disagreed with the emperor.
Byzantium Timeline
By: Nikolas DiRenzo
December 14th, 2014
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In 1095 A.D. the first crusade begins.
Citations
N.A. “The Nika Riot.” The Nika Riot. http://penelope.uchicago.edu/~grout/encyclopaedia_romana/circusmaximus/nika.html. December 14, 2014
N.A. “The First Crusade.” The First Crusade. http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/first_crusade.htm December 14, 2014
N.A. “Byzantine Empire” History.com. A & E Television Networks. http://www.history.com/topics/ancient-history/byzantine-empire December 14, 2014
Kaegi, Walter. “Leo III (Byzantine Emperor).” Encyclopedia Britannica Online. Encyclopedia Britannica. http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/336200/Leo-III December 14, 2014
N.A. “Ayasofya Muzesi.” Ayasofya Muzesi. http://ayasofyamuzesi.gov.tr/ December 14, 2014
N.A. “The Fourth Crusade and the Sack of Constantinople.” History Today. http://www.historytoday.com/jonathan-phillips/fourth-crusade-and-sackconstantinople December 14, 2014
In 395 A.D. the empire split in half.
In 800 A.D. Charlemagne is crowned king of the Franks and king of the west by Pope Leo III
In 1054 A.D. the church splits into the Greek Orthodox and Roman catholic churches as the Byzantines believe the emperor is more powerful than the Pope.
In 726 A.D. Emperor Leo III has all icons destroyed
In 527 A.D. Justinian becomes the ruler of the byzantium empire.
In 1261 A.D. the emperor reclaims the Byzantine Empire.
In 1453 A.D. the Ottoman Turks finally conquer the Empire and change the name to Istanbul, Turkey
In 1204 A.D. the fourth crusade takes control of Constantinople.
In 330 A.D. Constantine moves the capital to Byzantium.
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