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
