polity Byzantine Empire: All Data

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The Eastern Roman Empire, was the continuation of the Roman Empire in its eastern provinces during Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages. It originated in 395 AD with the final division of the Empire after the death of Theodosius I. The Empire probably divided because it was too large to be administered from one center of power. It survived the fragmentation and fall of the Western Roman Empire in the 5th century AD and continued to exist. The Empire officially ended with the Ottoman conquest of Constantinople, its capital, in 1453. However, the Eastern Roman Empire had several phases of territorial expansion and loss. After the Fall of its Western counterpart, Emperor Justinian was able to reconquer much of the territories its western counterpart had lost, including Italy, North Africa and southern Spain. Starting with the reign of Heracluius in 610 we change the denomination of the country to Byzantine Empire, because at this point it was a radically different country with a different language, a different legal system and a different territorial organization than the Roman Empire. During the Fourth Crusade (1204) Western European Kingdoms conquered Constantinople, leading to the fragmentation of the Byzantine Empire into Byzantine successor states and vassal polities of the western European conquerors. This may be considered the end of the Byzantine power in the Mediterranean Basin. The Byzantine Empire only resurfaced at the end of the the XIII century, much reduced in size. Also the traditional end of the Empire in 1453 is matter of dispute, as several successor states (like the Despotate of Morea) continued to exist for some time.

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1. Genealogy

Byzantine Empire : Genealogy

2. Maps of Political Control Over Time

Byzantine Empire : Map showing the initial year each territory was ruled by the polity Byzantine Empire : Map depicting the polity's ruler in power when each territory was first controlled Byzantine Empire : Maximal Extension of the Polity

3. Administrative Divisions

Themata of the Byzantine Empire in 1033

4. Monthly Summaries

Byzantine Empire : Monthly Summary of the Changes

5. Lists and Timelines

Byzantine Empire : List of events the polity was involved in Byzantine Empire : List of Rulers Byzantine Empire : Timeline of Rulers

6. Rankings

Byzantine Empire : Top rulers ordered by largest reached area Byzantine Empire : Top wars ordered by largest reached area Byzantine Empire : Top rulers by territorial gain or loss in terms of area difference Byzantine Empire : Top wars by territorial gain or loss in terms of area of the changes Byzantine Empire : Top wars by territorial gain or loss in terms of area difference

7. Time Series

Byzantine Empire : Time Series of all Territorial Changes Byzantine Empire : time series of its population and area throughout history

8. All Events mentioned in Territorial Changes

Persian dominance (Byzantine-Sasanian War of 602-628) Byzantine-Sasanian War of 602-628 Avar Incursions Sasanian conquest of Egypt Visigothic conquest of Spania Avarian invasion of Thrace Third Perso-Turkic War Establishment of Mohammed´s Caliphate Muslim conquest of the Levant Conquest of Syria Conquest of Palestina Conquest of Northern Syria Final Stage of the conquest in Syria and Palestina Conquest of Southern Anatolia Conquest of Armenia Conquests of Uthman Conquest of Persia Muslim conquest of Egypt Arechi I's Expansion Lombard Invasion of Italy Lombard conquest of Liguria and Oderzo Arab conquest of Armenia Muslim conquest of the Maghreb Muslim conquest of Cyprus, Crete and Rhodes Arab plunder of Cyprus First Arab-Khazar War Arab occupation of Amorium Asparukh's war Military campaign of Asparuh in Moesia and Dobrugia Tervel's wars Occupation of Cities in the church state by the lombards Arab occupation of Cappadocia and Cylicia Arab occupation of Amasea and Mishtia Restitution of Classis Lombard conquest of Cuma Second Arab Siege of Constantinople Campaigns of Liutprand Lombard conquest of Corsica Donation of Sutri Lombard conquests in the Penthapolis Occupation of Ravenna Lombard Invasion of the Exarchate Byzantine occupation of Gaermanicea Lombard conquest of Ferrara and Comacchio Aistulf´s War against the Byzantines Lombard conquest of Histria Byzantine conquest of Teodosiopolis and Melitene Abbasid invasion of Asia Minor (782) Byzantine Invasion of Benevento Frankish Lombard War Frankish Invasion of Italy (775) Wars of Charlemagne Abbasid invasion of Asia Minor (806) Paphlagonian expedition of the Rus' Muslim conquest of Sicily War with Theophilos Arab conquest of Pamphilia Wars of Boris I Siege of Constantinople (860) Byzantine-Paulician War Campaigns of Nikephoros Foka Byzantine conquest of Calabria and Apulia Lombard occupation of Bari Byzantine reconquest of Bari Byzantine-Bulgarian War of 894-896 Cordovan conquest of the Balearic islands Umayyad Invasion of Europe Siege of Constantinople (907) Byzantine-Bulgarian War of 913-927 Siege of Constantinople (941) Byzantine reconquest of Edessa Incoronation of Otto I Byzantine occupation of Aleppo Sviatoslav's invasion of Bulgaria Byzantine conquest of Damascus, Tiberiade, Nazareth, Acri and Caesarea Bulgarian conquest of Larissa Byzantine conquest of Bulgaria Byzantine conquest of Durazzo Norman conquest of southern Italy Rus'-Byzantine War (1024) Stefan Vojislav's Uprising Norman-Lombard Revolt Rus'-Byzantine War (1043) Conquest of the Theme of Langobardia Byzantine Campaign against the Pechenegs Seljuk invasion of Asia minor Seljukid invasion of Pontus Seljukid invasion of Cappadocia Seljikid conquest of Iconio First Norman invasion of the Balkans Conquests of Malik Shah I Battle of Levounion First Crusade Byzantine conquest of Philadelphia Byzantine conquest of Ephesos Byzantine conquest of Sardis Byzantine-Hungarian War (1127-1129) Fragmentation of the Kievan Rus' Siege of Shaizar Second Norman invasion of the Balkans Manuel I's invasion of Italy Third Norman invasion of the Balkans Uprising of Asen and Peter Expansion of the Second Bulgarian Empire Bulgar conquest of Konstanteia Fourth Crusade Re-establishment of the Byzantine Empire Conquests of Michael VIII Invasion of Thrace Theodore Svetoslav's Byzantine war Byzantine civil war of 1321-1328 First Conflict (Byzantine civil war of 1321-1328) Second Conflict (Byzantine civil war of 1321-1328) George Terter II's Byzantine war Conquests of Orhan Third Conflict (Byzantine civil war of 1321-1328) Byzantine conquest of Kios from Genoa Byzantine reconquest of Phocaea Byzantine reconquest of northern Thrace Serbian conquest of Kastoria Serbian conquest of Strumica Serbian invasion of Albania Serbian conquest of Prilep Serbian conquest of Ocrida Byzantine civil war of 1341-1347 Serbian conquest of Albania Serbian conquest of Thessaly Byzantine civil war of 1352-1357 Conquests of Murad I Dissolution of Serbia Byzantine civil war of 1373-1378 Timurid invasions Timurid invasion Anatolia Byzantine reconquest of Thessaloniki Byzantine reconquest of Chalkidiki Byzantine reconquest of the Black Sea's territories Byzantine reconquest of the Egean Islands Conquests of Murad II Siege of Constantinople (1422) Conquests of Francesco Foscari Fall of Constantinople Wars of Mehmed II

9. All Cities mentioned in Territorial Changes

Carthage Dorylaeum Ephesos Adrianople Constantinople Constantinople Tarsus Tarsus Adana Mamistra Otranto Otranto Avlona Herakleia Preslav Kairouan Tarsus Antioch Antioch Damascus Damascus Apamea Emesa Alexandria (Egypt) Malaga Malaga Ancyra Ancyra Caesarea Maritima Amida Martyropolis Constantinople Ctesiphon Ctesiphon Elat Elat Ajnādayn Ajnādayn Fahl Fahl Shayzar Apamea Emesa Qinnasrīn Azaz Antioch Aleppo Latakia Tartus Tarsus Gaermanicea Melitene Tarsus Gaermanicea Melitene Emesa Emesa Emesa Pelusium Pelusium Bilbays Ossirinco Heliopolis Alexandria (Egypt) Genoa La Spezia Imperia Alexandria (Egypt) Alexandria (Egypt) Amorion Cyzicus Cyzicus Cyzicus Cyzicus Kairouan Carthage Carthage Carthage Carthage Sora Arpino Horrea Sora Arpino Horrea Amasea Amasea Classe San Marino Cuma Cuma Narni Cuma Cuma Bologna Palestrina Rome Ancona Sutri Bologna Frignano Monteveglio Busseto Persiceto Osimo Ravenna Spina Cesena Gaermanicea Gaermanicea Ferrara Comacchio Theodosiopolis Melitene Magida Chieti Chieti Herakleia Andrasos Andrasos Pliska Develt Constantinople Constantinople Adrianople Adrianople Mazara Mineo Mineo Agrigento Agrigento Agrigento Palermo Palermo Tarsus Philippopolis Tindari Melitene Samosata Amorion Messina Modica Leontinoi Leontinoi Amantea Cefalu Enna Noto Scicli Taphrike Bari Bari Syracuse (Italy) Syracuse (Italy) Taphrike Bari Bari Bari Benevento Benevento Cosenza Thessaloniki Adrianople Pegae Constantinople Edessa Edessa Edessa Aleppo Aleppo Aleppo Rometta Antioch Preslav Preslav Silistra Silistra Emesa Baalbek Damascus Damascus Tiberias Nazareth Caesarea Maritima Sidon Sidon Beirut Byblos Tripoli Emesa Baalbek Damascus Damascus Tiberias Nazareth Caesarea Maritima Sidon Sidon Beirut Byblos Tripoli Benevento Emesa Baalbek Damascus Damascus Tiberias Nazareth Caesarea Maritima Sidon Sidon Beirut Byblos Tripoli Serdica Larisa (Thessalia) Larisa (Thessalia) Baalbek Rafaniya Baalbek Rafaniya Servia Servia Vidin Thessaloniki Thessaloniki Durazzo Durazzo Anacopia Anacopia Trebigne Cattaro Antivari Scutari Edessa Edessa Edessa Edessa Constantinople Crotone Vibo Valentia Reggio Calabria Taranto Brindisi Brindisi Brindisi Taranto Brindisi Taranto Neocaesarea Amorion Iconium Iconium Iconium Taranto Brindisi Oria Brindisi Durazzo Avlona Nicaea Dorylaeum Levounion Nicaea Dorylaeum Ephesos Philadelphia Sardis Latakia Latakia Latakia Tarsus Tarsus Adana Mamistra Latakia Margat Margat Mamistra Mamistra Latakia Antalya Antalya Laodicea Laodicea Sozopolis Sirmium Sirmium Mamistra Mamistra Tarsus Tarsus Adana Kastamonu Gangra Kastamonu Gangra Mersin Tarsus Adana Mamistra Mersin Tarsus Adana Mamistra Anazarbus Vahka Vahka Bizaah Bizaah Atarib Maarat al-Numan Kafr Tab Shayzar Shayzar Constantinople Constantinople Vahka Bari Andria Bari Andria Bari Brindisi Bari Brindisi Alexandria (Egypt) Durazzo Konstanteia Konstanteia Constantinople Lampsakos Pegai Lampsakos Pegai Amasra Ioannina Durazzo Durazzo Berat Butrint Berat Butrint Spinarizza Caristo Caristo Butrint Berat Ioannina Shayzar Yoros Antioch Philippopolis Philippopolis Philippopolis Alalia Ocrida Prilep Prilep Kastoria Adrianople Melnik Serres Serres Serres Beroia Servia Platamon Adrianople Selymbria Selymbria Demotika Demotika Sozopol Mesambria (Pontos:West Coast) Anchialus Anchialus Philadelphia Philippopolis Pliska Thessaloniki Serdica Bologna Ravenna Caesarea Maritima Braničevo Singidunum Zemun Thessaloniki Skopje Nicaea Pliska Aleppo Narni Tarsus Adana Mopsuestia Atarib Maarat al-Numan Kafr Tab Phocaea Modica Edessa Melitene Messina Amida Martyropolis Taranto Gaeta Pesaro Sozopolis Enna Latakia Ravenna Adrianople Aleppo Adrianople Taranto Gaeta Palestrina Rome Sutri Sardis Singidunum Viminacium Naissus Serdica Anazarbus Skopje Magida Strumica Constantinople Nicaea Dorylaeum Anacopia Shayzar Apamea Constantinople Constantinople Vidin Pliska Cefalu Caesarea Mazaca Ravenna Salerno Isernia Ioannina Butrint Strumica Neocaesarea Classe Constantinople Kastoria Alexandria (Egypt) Ocrida Beroia Servia Platamon Philippopolis Berat Ravenna