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This history of the Byzantine Empire covers the history of the eastern Mediterranean empire from late antiquity until the Fall of Constantinople in 1453 AD. Several events from the 4th to 6th centuries mark the transitional period during which the Roman Empire's east and west divided.
Timeline. Early Byzantine Period (330-787 AD). 330 AD: Constantine founds Constantinople, the new capital of the Roman Empire, on the ancient site of Byzantium. 476 AD: Visigoths sack Rome, marking the fall of the Western Roman Empire. 526 AD: Justinian becomes the Byzantine Emperor. Justinian wants to revive the Empire to its earliest and greatest form.