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  1. May 7, 2024 · The sack of Constantinople occurred in April 1204 during the Fourth Crusade. Crusader armies captured, looted, and severely damaged Constantinople, the capital of the Byzantine Empire. Image: The “Fall of Constantinople” painting by Greek painter Theophilos Hatzimihail.

  2. May 7, 2024 · The Sack of Constantinople in 1204 starkly demonstrated the complexities of medieval politics where religious and secular interests often collided. The event significantly weakened the Byzantine Empire, leading to its eventual downfall in 1453. Image: A drawing portraying the siege of Constantinople.

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  4. May 4, 2024 · The local churches of the Ecumenical Patriarchate consist of six archdioceses, 66 metropolises, 2 dioceses and one exarchate, each of which reports directly to the Patriarch of Constantinople with no intervening authority. Map of the Greek Orthodox Metropolises in Asia Minor c. 1880.

    • ~5,000 (Turkey), ~3,800,000 (Greece), ~1,500,000 (in diaspora), =5,305,000 (total)
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  5. 3 days ago · The Byzantine Empire's history is generally periodised from late antiquity until the Fall of Constantinople in 1453 AD. From the 3rd to 6th centuries, the Greek East and Latin West of the Roman Empire gradually diverged, marked by Diocletian's (r. 284–305) formal partition of its administration in 285, the establishment of an eastern capital in Constantinople by Constantine I in 330, and the ...

  6. Apr 23, 2024 · In 1204, the Latin Crusaders captured and tragically sacked Constantinople, the capital of the Byzantine Empire. Following this devastating event, the Crusaders divided up the territories of the empire among themselves. The first state that was created originated from the establishment of the Latin Empire of Constantinople.

  7. Apr 26, 2024 · November 14, 565, Constantinople [now Istanbul, Turkey] (aged 82) Title / Office: emperor (527-565), Byzantine Empire. Notable Family Members: spouse Theodora. Role In: Second Council of Constantinople. Top Questions. Who was Justinian I? How did Justinian I become emperor? What did Justinian I accomplish as emperor? What was the Code of Justinian?

  8. Apr 18, 2024 · Emperor: 565 - 574 AD (abdicated) Flavius Iustinus Iunior Augustus was born in 520 AD, his parents were Vigilantia sister of Justinian and Dulcissimus. At the age of 32 Justin was given the office of cura palatii by Justinian which meant master of the palace. He was noticed as an heir after his marriage to Sophia one of Theodora's nieces and ...

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