The Byzantine Empire was ruled by emperors of the dynasty of Heraclius between 610 and 711. The Heraclians presided over a period of cataclysmic events that were a watershed in the history of the Empire and the world. At the beginning of the dynasty, the Empire's culture was still essentially Ancient Roman, dominating the Mediterranean and harbouring a prosperous Late Antique urban civilization. This world was shattered by successive invasions, which resulted in extensive territorial losses, financial collapse and plagues that depopulated the cities, while religious controversies and rebellions further weakened the Empire. By the dynasty's end, the Empire had evolved a different state structure: now known in historiography as medieval Byzantium, a chiefly agrarian, military-dominated society that was engaged in a lengthy struggle with the <a href="https://history-maps.com/story/Rashidun-Caliphate" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Muslim Caliphate</a>. However, the Empire during this period was also far more homogeneous, being reduced to its mostly Greek-speaking and firmly Chalcedonian core territories, which enabled it to weather these storms and enter a period of stability under the successor <a href="https://history-maps.com/story/Byzantine-Empire-Isaurian-dynasty" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Isaurian Dynasty</a>. Nevertheless, the state survived and the establishment of the Theme system allowed the imperial heartland of Asia Minor to be retained. Under Justinian II and Tiberios III the imperial frontier in the East was stabilized, although incursions continued on both sides. The latter 7th century also saw the first conflicts with the Bulgars and the establishment of a <a href="https://history-maps.com/story/History-of-Bulgaria" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Bulgarian</a> state in formerly Byzantine lands south of the Danube, which would be the Empire's chief antagonist in the West until the 12th century.

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Bisantynse Ryk: Heracliaanse Dinastie Tydlyn

Bisantynse Ryk: Heracliaanse Dinastie Tydlyn

Voorwoord

Bisantynse-Sasaniese Oorlog

Opkoms van Heraclius

Heraclius word Bisantynse keiser

Heraclius maak Grieks die amptelike taal van die Ryk

Persiese oorwinning in die Slag van Antiogië

Shahin se inval in Klein-Asië

Sasaniese verowering van Egipte

Heraclius se veldtog van 622

Bisantynse probleem met Avars

Heraclius-veldtog van 624

Slag van Sarus

Bisantyns-Turkse alliansie

Beleg van Konstantinopel

Einde van die Bisantynse-Sassanidiese oorlog

Moslem-verowering van die Levant

Slag van Ajnadayn

Beleg van Damaskus

Slag van Fahl

Slag van die Yarmuk

Moslem verower Noord-Sirië

Moslem-verowering van Bisantynse Egipte

Slag van Heliopolis

Constans II en Godsdienstige kontroversies

Bewind van Constans II

Ambassade na Tang-dinastie China

Bisantyne verloor Alexandrië

Moslems val die eksargaat van Afrika aan

Tipes konstante

Slag van die Mast

Ciprus, Kreta en Rhodes-valle

Eerste Fitna

Constans skuif wes

Umayyads vang Chalcedon

Interne twis en opkoms van die Umayyads

Bewind van Konstantyn IV

Umayyad herower Noord-Afrika

Eerste Arabiese beleg van Konstantinopel

Beleg van Thessalonika

Muawiyah dagvaar vir vrede

Derde Konsilie van Konstantinopel

Bulgare val die Balkan binne

Eerste bewind van Justinianus II

Strategos Leontius voer suksesvol veldtogte in Armenië

Justinianus II verslaan die Bulgare van Masedonië

Hernuwing van oorlog met die Umayyads

Justinianus II afgesit en verban

Kartago-ekspedisie

Bewind van Tiberius III

Armeense opstand teen Umayyads

Justinianus II Tweede Bewind

Nederlaag deur die Bulgare

Cilicia val na Umayyads

Einde van Heracliaanse Dinastie

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