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657 bce
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Byzas is believed to be the founder of the Greek settlement Byzantium; it eventually became a major port.
590 bc
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A Persian, Darius I, conquers and destroys Byzantium.
479 bc - 340 bc
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Byzantium was fought over by Sparta and Athens.
479 bc
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Byzantium is rebuilt by the Spartans.
336 bc - 323 bc
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Alexander the great gains control of Byzantium
179 bc
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tribute imposed by Celts on city; war between Byzantium and Rhodes 1st and 2nd centuries B.C.: city helpful to Rome in several wars, but city then controlled by Rome
196
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Byzantium was captured and controlled by the Roman Emperor Severus
293
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under the rule of the Roman Emperor Diocletian, Byzantium became the eastern center of the Roman Empire.
324
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The eastern roman empire was defeated by the west and Byzantium was renamed Constantinople after it's new developer Constantine
476
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after the fall of the Roman Empire, Constantinople became the capital of the Byzantine Empire.
527
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Emperor Justinian further develops Constantinople as the capital of the Byzantine Empire in religion, laws, architecture, etc.
565
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The city of Constantinople adapts Greek culture.
600
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In the 7th and 8th century, numerous Arabic or Muslim invasions on the city leads to the shrinking of the Byzantine Empire.
800
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Throughout the 9th and 11th century, Emperor Basil I reclaims Constantinople's former reputation as well as revive Greek culture in art, literature, exc.
1054
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Constantinople and Rome are divided by dispute between religious beliefs and become terminate affiliation. Rome, papacy and Constantinople, Greek Orthodox
1204
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after numerous attacks by the crusaders (starting around the 11th centaury), Constantinople is finally captured.
1300
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The Byzantine Empire loses its land in Asia to the Ottoman Turks
1453
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Constantinople is finally taken by growing Ottoman empire and made its capital; the city is again renamed and becomes Istanbul
1520 - 1566
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Under the rule of Sultan Suleiman I, Istanbul is prosperous, and is known for being a center of learning and religious tolerant.
1566
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The Byzantine Empire declined and was replaced by the growing Ottoman Empire.