Title: History of the Byzantine Empire - Wikipedia
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History of the Byzantine Empire
Contents
Tetrarchy
Constantine I and his successors
Leonid dynasty
Justinian I and his successors
Heraclian dynasty and shrinking borders
The period of internal instability
Isaurian dynasty and Iconoclasm
Amorian (Phrygian) dynasty
Macedonian dynasty and resurgence
Internal developments
Wars against the Muslims
Wars against the Bulgarians
Relations with Kiev Rus
The climax
Crisis and fragmentation
Komnenian dynasty and the crusaders
Komnenian dynasty and the crusaders
Alexios I and the First Crusade
John II, Manuel I and the Second Crusade
12th century Renaissance
Decline and disintegration
Dynasty of the Angeloi and Third Crusade
Fourth Crusade
Fall
Empire in exile
Reconquest of Constantinople
Late Civil Wars
Rise of the Ottomans and fall of Constantinople
Aftermath
Annotations
Notes
References

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Early period (330–717)
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Theodosian era
Leonid era
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Heraclian era
Twenty Years' Anarchy
Middle period (717–1204)
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Nikephorian era
Amorian era
Macedonian era
Doukid era
Komnenian era
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Late period (1204–1453)
Fourth Crusade and Latin rule
Latin Empire
Principality of Achaea
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This history of the Byzantine Empire covers the history of the Eastern Roman Empire from late antiquity until the Fall of Constantinople in 1453 AD. Several events from the 4th to 6th centuries mark the transitional period during which the Roman Empire's east and west divided. In 285, the emperor Diocletian (r. 284–305) partitioned the Roman Empire's administration into eastern and western halves. Between 324 and 330, Constantine I (r. 306–337) transferred the main capital from Rome to Byzantium, later known as Constantinople ("City of Constantine") and Nova Roma ("New Rome"). Under Theodosius I (r. 379–395), Christianity became the Empire's official state religion and others such as Roman polytheism were proscribed. And finally, under the reign of Heraclius (r. 610–641), the Empire's military and administration were restructured and adopted Greek for official use instead of Latin. Thus, although it continued the Roman state and maintained Roman state traditions, modern historians distinguish Byzantium from ancient Rome insofar as it was oriented towards Greek rather than Latin culture, and characterised by Orthodox Christianity rather than Roman polytheism. The borders of the Empire evolved significantly over its existence, as it went through several cycles of decline and recovery. During the reign of Justinian I (r. 527–565), the Empire reached its greatest extent after reconquering much of the historically Roman western Mediterranean coast, including north Africa, Italy, and Rome itself, which it held for two more centuries. During the reign of Maurice (r. 582–602), the Empire's eastern frontier was expanded and the north stabilised.