The Hippodrome of Constantinople was an arena used for chariot racing throughout the Byzantine period. https://www.worldhistory.org/article/1158/the-hippodrome-of-constantinople/ #History #AlexiosIKomnenos #ByzantineArchitecture #ByzantineEmperor

Michael II the Amorion, also known as Michael “the Stammerer”, was emperor of the Byzantine Empire between 820 and 829 CE. https://www.worldhistory.org/Michael_II/ #History #ByzantineEmperor #ByzantineGovernment #LeoVtheArmenian

Constans II (aka Konstans II) was emperor of the Byzantine Empire from 641 to 668 CE. https://www.worldhistory.org/Constans_II/ #History #ByzantineEmperor #ByzantineGovernment #ConstansII

The Hippodrome of Constantinople was an arena used for chariot racing throughout the Byzantine period. https://www.worldhistory.org/article/1158/the-hippodrome-of-constantinople/ #History #AlexiosIKomnenos #ByzantineArchitecture #ByzantineEmperor

Isaac I Komnenos was the Byzantine emperor from 1057 to 1059 CE. https://www.worldhistory.org/Isaac_I_Komnenos/ #History #ByzantineEmperor #ConstantineXDoukas #IsaacIKomnenos

Constantine IV ruled as emperor of the Byzantine empire from 668 to 685 CE. https://www.worldhistory.org/Constantine_IV/ #History #ByzantineEmperor #ByzantineGovernment #ConstansII

Justinian I reigned as emperor of the Byzantine Empire from 527 to 565 CE. https://www.worldhistory.org/Justinian_I/ #History #AnastasiosI #ByzantineEmperor #ByzantineEmpire

Leo I was emperor of the Byzantine Empire from 457 to 474 CE. https://www.worldhistory.org/Leo_I/ #History #ByzantineEmperor #ByzantineGovernment #EmperorZeno

In 1204 CE the unthinkable happened and Constantinople, after nine centuries of withstanding all comers, was brutally sacked. https://www.worldhistory.org/article/1188/1204-the-sack-of-constantinople/ #History #ByzantineEmperor #ByzantineEmpire #ByzantineGovernment

Leo I was emperor of the Byzantine Empire from 457 to 474 CE. https://www.worldhistory.org/Leo_I/ #History #ByzantineEmperor #ByzantineGovernment #EmperorZeno

In 1204 CE the unthinkable happened and Constantinople, after nine centuries of withstanding all comers, was brutally sacked. https://www.worldhistory.org/article/1188/1204-the-sack-of-constantinople/ #History #ByzantineEmperor #ByzantineEmpire #ByzantineGovernment

Leo I was emperor of the Byzantine Empire from 457 to 474 CE. https://www.worldhistory.org/Leo_I/ #History #ByzantineEmperor #ByzantineGovernment #EmperorZeno

Daily life in the Byzantine Empire, like almost everywhere else before or since, largely depended on one's birth and the social circumstances of one's parents. https://www.worldhistory.org/article/1220/daily-life-in-the-byzantine-empire/ #History #ByzantineCoinage #ByzantineEmperor #ByzantineEmpire

Romanos I Lekapenos (“the Ignorant”) was emperor of the Byzantine Empire from 920 to 944 CE.https://www.worldhistory.org/Romanos_I/ #ArmeniaTracker #ByzantineEmperor #ByzantineGovernment #History

Women in the Byzantine Empire (4th to 15th century CE) were, amongst the upper classes, largely expected to supervise the family home and raise children while those who had to work for a living did so in most of the industries of the period, from manufacturing to hospitality. Although they were the minority, some women did manage to rise above the limitations imposed on them by the male-dominat...https://www.worldhistory.org/article/1212/women-in-the-byzantine-empire/ #AnnaKomnene #ByzantineEmperor #ByzantineEmpire

Alexios I Komnenos (Alexius Comnenus) was emperor of the Byzantine Empire from 1081 to 1118 CE. Regarded as one of the great Byzantine rulers, Alexios defeated the Normans, the Pechenegs, and, with the help of the First Crusaders, the Seljuks to put the empire back on its feet after years of decline. He would found the Komnenoi dynasty which included five emperors who ruled until 1185 CE. The e...https://www.worldhistory.org/Alexios_I_Komnenos/ #AlexiosIKomnenos #AnnaKomnene #ByzantineEmperor

Heraclius (Herakleios) was emperor of the Byzantine Empire from 610 to 641 CE. He crushed the Persian empire and returned the looted True Cross to Jerusalem, but the second half of his reign was beset by intrigues and ecclesiastical controversies which split the Christian church; worst of all, he could do nothing to halt the relentless march of the armies of the Arab Caliphate. Heraclius' reign...https://www.worldhistory.org/Heraclius/ #ByzantineEmperor #ByzantineGovernment #ConstansII

The Hippodrome of Constantinople was an arena used for chariot racing throughout the Byzantine period. First built during the reign of Roman emperor Septimius Severus in the early 3rd century CE, the structure was made more grandiose by emperor Constantine I in the 4th century CE. The Hippodrome was also used for other public events such as parades, public executions and the public shaming of e...https://www.worldhistory.org/article/1158/the-hippodrome-of-constantinople/ #AlexiosIKomnenos #ByzantineArchitecture #ByzantineEmperor

Constantine VI, also known as Constantine "the Blinded”, was emperor of the Byzantine Empire from 780 to 797 CE, although for most of his reign his mother, Irene the Athenian, ruled as regent. When Constantine did finally get a go at ruling in his own right, he was anything but successful. Deposed by his own mother, Constantine was infamously blinded by her in the royal palace and, as was the i...https://www.worldhistory.org/Constantine_VI/ #ByzantineEmperor #ByzantineGovernment #ConstantineVI