The Synthesis of "Byzantine history"

Discover the Byzantine Empire, the continuation of Rome in the East that shaped a millennium of history, law, and religion.

Discover the Palaiologos dynasty, the final and longest-reigning rulers of the Byzantine Empire, from its restoration to its fall in 1453.

Discover the Eastern Roman Empire, the powerful continuation of Rome in the East that shaped religion, law, and culture for over a thousand years.

Discover the Macedonian dynasty (867-1056 AD), a period of military triumph and cultural rebirth known as the Byzantine Empire's Golden Age.

The pivotal 1453 event when the Ottoman Empire captured Constantinople, ending the Byzantine era and reshaping the course of world history.

Discover the Komnenos dynasty, which ruled the Byzantine Empire from 1081 to 1185 and orchestrated its final great resurgence in power and influence.

Discover Emperor Heraclius, who defeated the Persian Empire and reformed the Byzantine state, only to face the rise of a new power from Arabia.

Discover the Byzantine dynasty famed for Emperor Justinian I's ambitious reconquests, the codification of Roman law, and building the Hagia Sophia.

A look at the final, devastating conflict between the Byzantine and Sassanid Empires that reshaped the ancient world and paved the way for new powers.

Explore the reign of Justinian I, the Byzantine emperor who reshaped Roman law, built the Hagia Sophia, and sought to restore the Roman Empire.