The Byzantine calendar was the calendar officially used by the Byzantine Empire (Eastern Roman Empire)^[1] from 988 by Basil II until it was conquered in 1453. It was identical to the Julian calendar except that the names of the months were transcribed from Latin into Greek, the first day of the year was 1 September, and its year one was 5509–08 BC. Byzantine Empire at its greatest extent c. ... Events Vladimir I, Prince of Kiev marries Anna, sister of Byzantine emperor Basil II and converts to Christianity. ... Painting of Basil II, from an 11th century manuscript. ... April 2 - Mehmed II begins his siege of Constantinople (Ä°stanbul). ... The Julian calendar was introduced in 46 BC by Julius Caesar and came into force in 45 BC (709 ab urbe condita). ... Latin is an ancient Indo-European language originally spoken in Latium, the region immediately surrounding Rome. ... September 1 is the 244th day of the year (245th in leap years). ... During the 6th millennium BC, agriculture spreads from the Balkans to Italy and Eastern Europe and from Mesopotamia to Egypt. ...

The beginning of the year of the Byzantine indiction changed to 1 September about 462 and it was officially adopted as one way to identify a Byzantine year in 537. However, Byzantine historians like Maximus the Confessor, Theophanes the Confessor and George Syncellus continued to begin their year on 25 March and to number their years from that date in 5493 BC until the tenth century. Ever since the Roman Empire conquered the region surrounding the eastern Mediterranian Sea, its Latin months had been transcribed into Greek. An indiction is any of the years in a 15-year cycle used to date medieval documents. ... September 1 is the 244th day of the year (245th in leap years). ... Events September 1 - possible start of first Byzantine indiction cycle. ... Events Pope Silverius deposed by Belisarius at the order of Justinian, who appoints as his successor Pope Vigilius. ... Maximus the Confessor (580 - 682) was a Christian monk. ... Saint Theophanes the Confessor (about 758/760, Constantinople - March 17, 817 or 818, Samothrace) was an aristocratic but ascetic Byzantine monk and chronicler. ... George Syncellus (died after 810) was a Byzantine chronicler and ecclesiastic. ... March 25 is the 84th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (85th in leap years). ... During the 6th millennium BC, agriculture spreads from the Balkans to Italy and Eastern Europe and from Mesopotamia to Egypt. ...

The leap day of the Byzantine calendar was obtained in an identical manner to the bissextile day of the original Roman version of the Julian calendar, by doubling the sixth day before the calends of March, i.e., by doubling 24 February (numbering the days of a month from its beginning and hence the leap day of 29 February was an invention of the late Middle Ages). February 24 is the 55th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... February 29th, or bissextile day, is the 60th day of a leap year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 306 days remaining. ... The Middle Ages formed the middle period in a traditional schematic division of European history into three ages: the classical civilization of Antiquity, the Middle Ages, and modern times, beginning with the Renaissance. ...

Important dates

• 1 BE (Byzantine Era) - Creation of the world
• 4755 BE (753 BC) - Rome was founded.
• 4841 BE (667 BC) - City of Byzantium was founded.
• 5478 BE (30 BC) - Establishment of the Roman Empire at the Battle of Actium under Octavian/Augustus.
• c. 5502 BE (6 BC) - Jesus of Nazareth was born.
• c. 5541 BE (AD 33) - Jesus Christ's crucifixion and resurrection.
• 5838 BE (AD 330) - Constantinople becomes the new capital of the Roman Empire.
• 5888 BE (AD 380) - Christianity became the official religion of the Roman Empire by decree of Theodosius I.
• 5903 BE (AD 395) - Death of Theodosius I divides the Roman Empire into East and West.
• 6045 BE (AD 537) - Justinian I decrees that the indiction must be included when designating a Byzantine year.
• 6118 BE (AD 610) - Eastern Roman Empire changed its official language from Latin to Greek
• 6496 BE (AD 988) - First official use of the Byzantine Era by Basil II.
• 6562 BE (AD 1054) - Great Schism occurs between the Eastern Orthodox Church and the Roman Catholic Church.
• 6712 BE (AD 1204) - Sack of Constantinople by soldiers of the Fourth Crusade. Latin Empire of Constantinople was established.
• 6769 BE (AD 1261) - Byzantine Empire was re-established. Double-headed black eagle on a field of golden is adopted as the official flag of the Byzantine Empire by Emperor Michael VIII Paleologue.^[2].
• 6961 BE (AD 1453) - Final collapse of the Byzantine Empire.

Thus, the civilization of Rome (in its most inclusive sense including both Ancient Rome and New Rome (Constantinople)) lasted a total of 2,206 years. Creation according to Genesis refers to the description of the creation of the heavens and the earth by God, as described in Genesis, the first book of the Bible. ... Centuries: 9th century BC - 8th century BC - 7th century BC Decades: 800s BC 790s BC 780s BC 770s BC 760s BC - 750s BC - 740s BC 730s BC 720s BC 710s BC 700s BC Events and Trends 756 BC - Founding of Cyzicus. ... Nickname: Motto: SPQR: Senatus Populusque Romanus Location of the city of Rome (yellow) within the Province of Rome (red) and region of Lazio (grey) Coordinates: Region Lazio Province Province of Rome Founded 21 April 753 BC Government  - Mayor Walter Veltroni Area  - City 1,285 km²  (580 sq mi)  - Urban 5... 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The term Great Schism refers to either of two splits in the history of Christianity: Most commonly, it refers to the great East-West Schism, the event that separated Eastern Orthodoxy and Western Roman Catholicism in the eleventh century (1054). ... The Eastern Orthodox Church is a Christian body that views itself as: the historical continuation of the original Christian community established by Jesus Christ and the Twelve Apostles, having maintained unbroken the link between its clergy and the Apostles by means of Apostolic Succession. ... The Roman Catholic Church or Catholic Church (see terminology below) is the Christian church in full communion with the Bishop of Rome, currently Pope Benedict XVI. It traces its origins to the original Christian community founded by Jesus Christ and led by the Twelve Apostles, in particular Saint Peter. ... // Events February - Byzantine emperor Alexius IV is overthrown in a revolution, and Alexius V is proclaimed emperor. ... The Entry of the Crusaders into Constantinople (Eugène Delacroix, 1840). ... The Latin Empire, Empire of Nicaea, Empire of Trebizond and the Despotate of Epirus. ... Events July 25 - Constantinople re-captured by Nicaean forces under the command of Michael VIII Palaeologus, Byzantine Empire re-formed August 29 - Urban IV becomes Pope, the last man to do so without being a Cardinal first Bela IV of Hungary repels Tatar invasion Charles of Anjou given rule of... Gold is a shade of the color yellow closest to that of gold metal. ... The Dannebrog, national flag of Denmark. ... Michael VIII (1225 - December 11, 1282) was the founder of the Palaeologos dynasty that would rule the Byzantine Empire to the Fall of Constantinople in 1453. ... April 2 - Mehmed II begins his siege of Constantinople (Ä°stanbul). ... 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After the collapse of the Byzantine Empire in 1453, the Byzantine calendar continued to be used by Russia (in Russian) until 1700. It is still used by a few Eastern Orthodox Churches. The year AD 2000 is 7508-09 BE. April 2 - Mehmed II begins his siege of Constantinople (Ä°stanbul). ... Events January 1 - Russia accepts Julian calendar. ... The Eastern Orthodox Church is a Christian body that views itself as: the historical continuation of the original Christian community established by Jesus Christ and the Twelve Apostles, having maintained unbroken the link between its clergy and the Apostles by means of Apostolic Succession. ... 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Notes

1. ^ The term Byzantine was invented by the German historian Hieronymus Wolf in 1557 but was popularized by French scholars during the 18th century to refer to the Eastern Roman Empire.
2. ^ Byzantine symbols

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See also

• Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar

The Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar describes and dictates the rhythm of the life of the Eastern Orthodox Church. ...

External links

• Byzantine ways of reckoning time
• An Orthodox Christian Historical Timeline, by Stavros L. K. Markou, orthodoxfaith.com