EASTERN ORTHODOX TIMELINE

JUSTINIANS RECONQUERS PARTS OF THE FALLEN ROMAN EMPIRE AND HOGIA SOFIA IS CONTUSTED 526 A.D

• THE PARTS HE CONQUERED INCLUDED PARTS OF MODERN DAY AFRICA, ITALY, AND SPAIN .
• This is important because the Hogia Sophia is one of the largest churches of the modern day
• Also the land Justinian conquered is an example of the power of the Byzantine Empire

LOMBARDS INVADE ITALY, EVENTUALLY TAKING NORTHERN ITALY FROM THE BYZANTINES 568 A.D

• This was the first major selection of land taken from the Byzantines
• It is important because the Byzantines haven't lost major land

HERACLIUS BECOMES EMPEROR 610 A.D

• Under his rule he changed the main language to greek
• Becomes emperor while the Persian Empire is attempting the takeover of the Byzantine civilization

PERSIA IS CONQUERED BY BYZANTINE FORCES 627 AD

• HERACLIUS RESIGNS UNTIL HIS DEATH IN 641 AD

THE ARABS ATTEMPT ANOTHER ATTACK OF CONSTANTINOPLE 717 AD

• Leo the Isuarian counters the attack woth "Greek Fire" and defeats them
• Leo reconquers most of Asia Minor and greece

862 AD

• Novgorod was founded by Rurik the viking king that the slavs invited to be their king

980 AD

• Vladimir took the throne of kiev
• He considered converting to christianity

989 AD

• Vladimir accepted byzantine Christianity and had everyone in kiev baptized
• Imported teachers for guidance and the connection between kiev and byzantine grew

1054 AD

• Kiev's decline started with the death of yaroslav
• Yaroslav while in power divided the realm amongst his sons
• Trade also got disrupted due to the crusades a few years later

1480 AD

• Ivan made a final break from the mongols
• This liberated what we now know as russia from the mongol rule