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1453 Event - Constantinople falls to Muhammad II (Turks); ends Byzantine Empire

1453 Death - Constantine XI Dragases, last Byzantine Emperor, dies at 49

1448 Death - Johannes VIII Palaeologus, Emperor of Byzantine, dies

1444 Death - Marcus, Manuel, Eugenicus, Byzantine bishop of Efeze/theologist, dies

1425 Death - Manuel Paleologus, Byzantine Emperor (1391-1425)/writer, dies

1415 Death - Manuel Chrysoloras, Byzantine leader/diplomat (Erotemata), dies

1408 Death - Johannes VII Palaeologus, Byzantine Emperor (1376-77, 90/1404-8), dies

1404 Birthday - Constantine XI Dragases, last Byzantine Emperor

1385 Death - Andronicus IV Paleologus, Byzantine anti-emperor, dies

1359 Death - Gregorius Palamas, Byzantine mystic/archbishop/saint, dies

1341 Death - Andronicus III Paleologus, Byzantine emperor (1328-41), dies

1332 Death - Andronicus II Paleologus, Byzantine emperor (1282-1328)/monk, dies

1320 Death - Michael IX Paleologi, emperor of Byzantine (1295-1320), dies

1282 Death - Michael VIII, Paleologus, Byzantine emperor (1259-82), dies

1254 Death - Johannes III Doukas Vatatzes, Byzantine Emperor (1222-54)/saint, dies

1195 Event - Alexius III Angelus drives out brother Isaak II as Byzantine emperor

1180 Death - Manuel I Comnenus, Byzantine emperor (1143-80), dies

1156 Event - Battle at Brindisi: King Willem of Sicily beats Byzantine fleet

1134 Death - Irene [Pirisca], Byzantine empress, dies

1081 Event - Battle at Durazzo/Durres: Normans under Robert Guiscard beat Byzantine

1081 Event - Alexius I Comnenus occupies Byzantine throne

1071 Event - Battle at Manzikert: Seldjuken sultan Alp Arslan beats Byzantine King

1071 Event - Battle at Manzikert Armenia, Venetian Byzantine brings islam to Europe

1041 Death - Michael IV, Paphlagonicus, emperor of Byzantine, dies

1034 Death - Romanus III Argyrus, Byzantine emperor (1028-34), assasinated by wife

1025 Death - Basilius II, the Bulgarendoder, Byzantine emperor (976-1025), dies

1014 Event - Battle of Strumitsa-valley: Byzantine destroys Bulgarian armies

989 Event - Battle at Abydos: Byzantine emperor Basilius II beats Bardas Phocas

969 Death - Nicephorus II Phocas, Byzantine co-Emperor (963-69), murdered

963 Death - Romanus II, Byzantine emperor (959-63), dies at 25

959 Death - Constantine VII Porphyrogenitus, Byzantine Emperor (913-59), dies

912 Death - Leo VI Sophos, Byzantine Emperor (886-912), dies at 45

891 Death - Photius, Byzantine theologist/patriarch of Constantinople/saint, dies

886 Death - Basilius I, the Macedonier, Byzantine emperor (867-886), dies

867 Death - Theodora, the Saint, beauty queen/empress of Byzantine, dies

866 Birthday - Leo VI Sophos, Byzantine Emperor, 886-912, writer, Problematica

842 Death - Theophilus, Byzantine kaiser (829-42), dies

826 Death - Theodorus Studites, Byzantine theologist/poet/saint, dies

820 Death - Leo V, the Armenian, Byzantine gen/Emperor (813-20), murdered

811 Event - Battle at Pliska: Bulgarian under monarch Krum beat Byzantine

811 Death - Nicephorus I, Byzantine Emperor (802-11), dies in battle

803 Death - Irene, Byzantine empress/wife of emperor Leo IV, dies

787 Event - Byzantine empress Irene recovers Iconclastic cult at Nicaea

780 Death - Leo IV de Chazaar, Byzantine Emperor (775-80), dies

749 Birthday - Leo IV, the Khazar, Byzantine emperor, 775-80

741 Death - Leo III de Isaurier, Byzantine Emperor (717-41), dies

636 Event - Arabs gain control of most of Palestine from Byzantine Empire

627 Event - Battle at Nineveh: Byzantine emperor Heraclius beats Perzen

578 Death - Justinus II, Byzantine emperor (565-78), dies

565 Death - Justitianus I, Petrus Sabbatius, Byzantine emperor (527-65), dies

548 Death - Theodora, dancer/empress of Byzantine (Nika-oproer), dies

527 Death - Justinus I, Byzantine emperor (518-27), dies

518 Death - Anastasius I Dikoros, Dyrrhachium/Durazzo, Byzantine emperor, dies

476 Event - Odoacer elected King of Byzantine

474 Death - Leo II, Byzantine Emperor (474), dies

474 Death - Leo I, Byzantine Emperor (457-74), dies

361 Death - Flavius Julius Constantius II, 1st Byzantine Emperor, dies at 44

317 Birthday - Flavius Julius Constantius II, Emperor Egypt/Byzantine/Rome, 337-61

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