Istanbul in History

Faces a trial at Tyre & seeks exile in Constantinople

Makes preparations for his tomb in the Church of the Holy Apostles s

Gives Constantinople back to his brother Constantius

Appointed Senator for Constantinople

Succeeds as Emperor of the East, named co-Augustus by his elder brother Valentinian

Names his brother Valens Emperor of the East, 1st to split the Empire

The First Council of Constantinople, which affirms the Nicene Symbolum gives final form to the Nicene-Constantinopolitan Creed. The First Council of Constantinople is convened by Theodosius, the second ecumenical council, an effort to attain consensus in the church through an assembly representing all of Christendom, confirmed the Nicene Creed, expanding the doctrine thereof to produce the NicenoConstantinopolitan Creed

The First Council of Constantinople is convened by Theodosius, the second ecumenical council, an effort to attain consensus in the church through an assembly representing all of Christendom, confirmed the Nicene Creed, expanding the doctrine thereof to produce the NicenoConstantinopolitan Creed

The First Council of Constantinople, which affirms the Nicene Symbolum gives final form to the Nicene-Constantinopolitan Creed. The First Council of Constantinople is convened by Theodosius, the second ecumenical council, an effort to attain consensus in the church through an assembly representing all of Christendom, confirmed the Nicene Creed, expanding the doctrine thereof to produce the NicenoConstantinopolitan Creed

Birth of Theodosius II, son of Emperor Arcadius & Aelia Eudoxia

Mrries his mistress, Theodora

The first draft of the Codex Iustinianus, a codification of imperial constitutions from the 2nd century onward, is issued

The first draft of the Codex Iustinianus, a codification of imperial constitutions from the 2nd century onward, is issued

Highest-ranking military officer in the Imperial capital of Constantinople when the Nika riots broke out in the city which nearly resulted in the overthrow of Justinian, Belisarius, with the help of the magister militum of the Illyricum.

Mundus, along with Narses and John the Armenian, suppresses the rebellion with a bloodbath in the Hippodrome, the gathering place of the rebels, that is said to have claimed the lives of 30,000 people.

Partisans of the chariot racing factions in Constantinople, normally divided among themselves, unite against Justinian in a revolt that has become known as the Nika riots. Orders the brutal suppression of the riots by his generals Belisarius and Mundus, 30,000 unarmed civilians are killed in the Hippodrome

Partisans of the chariot racing factions in Constantinople, normally divided among themselves, unite against Justinian in a revolt that has become known as the Nika riots. Orders the brutal suppression of the riots by his generals Belisarius and Mundus, 30,000 unarmed civilians are killed in the Hippodrome

The final draft of the Codex Iustinianus

The final draft of the Codex Iustinianus

Rebuilds the Church of the Holy Apostles

Belisarius stands trial on a charge of corruption, Belisarius is found guilty and imprisoned but Justinian pardons him, orders his release, and restores him to favour at the imperial court

Compels Maslamah ibn Abd al-Malik to give up the siege of Constantinople. Checks Arab expansion into southeastern Europe

Deposes Photius, patriarch of Constantinople

Death of Michael VII

Nikephoros Botaneiates gained the support of the Seljuk Turks reaches Constantinople, Michael VII resigns the throne with hardly a struggle

Raises an Army & captures Constantinople

Andronicus besieges Constantinople & forces Alexius to sign his mothers death warrant

Forced into exile after the Crusaders reach Constantinople

Restored to the Byzantine throne by the Crusaders

Crowned by Crusaders to convert the Byzantine Empire from Greek Orthodox to Catholic

Succeeds as Emperor of the Eastern Roman Empire

Deposed for a 2nd time

Death ov Alexius V Ducas, executed by the Crusaders

Executed by the Crusaders

Tries to defend Constantinople from the Crusaders but it falls & is sacked

Baldwin II is driven out of Constantinople by Micharl VIII Paleaologus

Birth of Andronicus IV Palaeologus

Marches into Constantinople & takes his father, John V, prisoner

Marches into Constantinople & takes his father, John V, prisoner

Marches into Constantinople & takes his father, John V, prisoner

Birth of Constantine XI Palaiologos, eighth of ten children of Manuel II Palaiologos and Helena Dragas, the daughter of the Serbian prince Constantine Dragas of Kumanovo

Supervises the defense of Constantinople during a siege by Sultan Murad II

Death of Constantine XI, defending Constantinople from Mehmed II