How did the Byzantine Empire lose its territory?

In 634, Muslim armies began their assault on the Byzantine Empire by storming into Syria. By the end of the century, Byzantium would lose Syria, the Holy Land, Egypt and North Africa (among other territories) to Islamic forces.

Was Cyprus part of the Byzantine Empire?

For almost 300 years Cyprus was a kind of condominium (joint dominion) of the Byzantine Empire and the Caliphate, and, although the treaty was frequently violated by both sides, the arrangement lasted until 965, when the emperor Nicephorus II Phocas gained Cyprus completely for the Byzantines.

How did the Byzantines lose Anatolia?

The results of the arrival of the Seljuqs and their defeat of the Byzantine forces under the emperor Romanus IV Diogenes at the Battle of Manzikert in 1071 deprived the Byzantines of central and eastern Anatolia.

When did the Byzantines lose Cyprus?

Byzantine period The cities of Cyprus were destroyed by two successive earthquakes in 332 and 342 AD and this marked the end of an era and at the same time the beginning of a new one, very much connected with modern life in Cyprus.

What did the Romans call Cyprus?

Under Roman rule, Cyprus was divided into four main districts, Salamis, Paphos, Amathus, and Lapethos. Paphos was the capital of the island throughout the Roman period until Salamis was re-founded as Constantia in 346 AD.

When did Byzantines lose Anatolia?

1390
With the loss in 1390 of the semiautonomous region around Philadelphia to the Ottomans, the history of Byzantine Anatolia comes to an end. (For further details on the history of the Byzantine Empire, see also the article Byzantine Empire.)

How did Cyprus come under the rule of Byzantium?

After the division of the Roman Empire into an eastern half and a western half, Cyprus came under the rule of Byzantium.

What damage did the fall of Constantinople do to Byzantium?

The damage to Byzantium was incalculable; many historians point to this moment as a fatal blow in the empire’s history.

What is the medieval history of Cyprus?

The Medieval history of Cyprus starts with the division of the Roman Empire into an Eastern and Western half. After the division of the Roman Empire into an eastern half and a western half, Cyprus came under the rule of Byzantium.

What happened to the Byzantine Empire after the Crusades?

Even after Byzantine rule was restored in 1261, the empire was now a shadow of its former self, and after the end of the Crusades, the empire had little to set against the rise of the Ottoman Empire during the late medieval period, and was eventually conquered with the Fall of Constantinople in 1453.