Byzantine History

Highlights of the History of the Byzantine Empire

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Readings in the history of the Byzantines from the end of the Roman Empire to the Ottoman conquest by some of the greatest writers.

Some Years listed below are approximate. Before 500 AD the Eastern Empire is included in Roman History.

YearTitleAuthor(s)
395Final Division of Roman EmpireJohn B. Bury
534Justinian Code PublishedEdward Gibbon
636Muslims Conquer SyriaSimon Ockley
640Saracens Destroy the Great LibraryWashington Irving
988Czar Vladimir Converts to ChristianityAndrew N. Mouravieff
1054Orthodox and Catholics SpliHenry F. Tozer| |Joseph Deharbe
1096-1099The First CrusadeSir George W. Cox
1146Roger Ravages the Byzantine EmpireGeorge Finlay
1204Constantinople Taken by the Western CrusadersEdwin Pears
1204-1261Crusader Empire Rules ConstantinopleWilliam J. Brodribb| |Sir Walter Besant
1348The Black Death Reaches EuropeJ. F. C. Hecker| |Giovanni Boccaccio
1354The Turks Establish Foothold in EuropeJoseph Von Hammer-Purgstall
1453Ottomans Conquer ConstantinopleGeorge Finlay

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