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| 525 |
| | | The law is changed to allow Justinian, of senatorial rank, to marry Theodora — whom courtesy describes as an actress | |
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| 527 |
| | | Justinian becomes emperor in Constantinople, beginning a reign which will restore the empire to much of its former glory | |
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| 532 |
| | | Theodora shows her mettle, as empress, in her response to the anarchy and terror unleashed in Constantinople by the Nika revolt | |
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| 534 |
| | | The codification of Roman law, ordered by Justinian, is completed | |
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| 537 |
| | | The great domed church of Santa Sophia, bebuilt on the orders of Justinian, is completed after only five years of construction | |
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| 537 |
| | | The vast dome of Santa Sophia in Constantinople is supported on a square of four arches, making the most sophisticated use so far of the pendentive | |
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| 674 |
| | | A Muslim fleet attacking Constantinople is deterred by the first known use of the Byzantine secret recipe for 'Greek fire' | |
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| c. 700 |
| | | Turkish tribes, northern neighbours of the Muslims in central Asia, begin to adopt Islam as their religion | |
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| c. 700 |
| | | The earliest two Turkish states are the confederation of Gök Türk and the empire of the Khazars | |
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| 726 |
| | | The emperor Leo III launches the iconoclastic controversy, sending soldiers to smash the great image of Christ over the gateway to his palace | |
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