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AD 312: Constantine the Great, during his bid to become the Roman emperor, battles his rival Maxentius outside Rome. Michael, Antonius, and the Dracon now call themselves the Triumvirate.
AD 324: Constantine defeats Lincinius near Byzantium, cementing his claim on the imperial throne.
AD 326: Constantine founds New Rome on the site of Byzantium. The Triumvirate leaves Rome to take up residence in the new capital.
AD 329: Constantine's lieutenant, Caius, is Embraced by Antonius.
AD 330: New Rome becomes the empire's new capital.
AD 337: Constantine the Great dies. The Triumvirate holds the First Council. Magnus, a local Lasombra, pledges himself to Michael.
AD 476: Rome falls to the barbarian, Odoacer. Cainite refugees begin to arrive in Constantinople.
AD 477: The Second Council is held, forming the Trinity system of families. The Lasombra of Magnus and a group of Roman Brujah known as the Lexor are made scions. Antonius extends protection to Alexia Theusa.
AD 489: Michael allows the Follower of Set, Khay'tall, to found a scion family.
AD 518: Justin I becomes emperor under the guidance of his nephew, Justinian, and the Ventrue Antonius.
AD 527-555: Justinian becomes emperor and expands Byzantine territories into North Africa and Italy. The Trinity system of families is spread across the empire. The monasteries overseen by the Dracon's Obertus Tzimisce are severely regulated.
AD 537: Hagia Sophia, the greatest Christian temple, is completed in Constantinople. Michael takes up residence.
AD 555-565: Justinian's rule ends in chaos as Constantinople's outlying territories begin to be wrested away. Plagues weaken the empire.
AD 565-600: Plagues repeatedly strike Constantinople, allegedly spread by the Dracon.
AD 566: Antonius embraces Belisarius, Justinian's leading general.
AD 579: The Lasombra, Narses, is made responsible for the Italian territories of the empire.
AD 602: Phoca becomes emperor, beginning a reign of terror.
AD 604: Antonius' childe, Septima Dominica, Embraces her servant, Nicepherus. Caius embraces a magistrate named Epirus.
AD 610: Heraclius becomes emperor and renews the power of the monasteries, ensuring the Tzimisce power base.
AD 620: The Akoimetai monks serving the Dracon begin transcribing the contents of the Great Library of Alexandria.
AD 626: The Akoimetai monk, Gregory, is Embraced.
AD 632: Gregory is adopted by the Antonian Ventrue.
AD 660: Narses cuts ties with Constantinople and rules independently from Venice.
AD 689: To mend the rift between Antonius and the Dracon, Michael presents each with one of two brothers, Gesu and Symeon, to raise and Embrace.
AD 701: The Dracon Embraces Gesu. Gesu falls into a deep torpor.
AD 703: Rising from torpor, Gesu Embraces Symeon, enraging Antonius.
AD 704: The Third Council is held to resolve the matter of Symeon's Embrace, but no resolution is reached.
AD 717: Leo III becomes emperor under the watchful eye of Antonius.
AD 726: Leo III launches iconoclasm, calling for the destruction of religious icons. Antonius calls for a Cainite iconoclasm, aimed at the Tzimisce practice of blood-worship. Byzantine society is divided.
AD 796: The Fourth Council is held. The Malachite Nosferatu are made scions of the Toreador. Caius and Septima propose Antonius' destruction. Michael and the Dracon acquiesce.
AD 842-867: To restore order, Michael rules directly as Emperor Michael III.
AD 888: The Dracon leaves Constantinople.
AD 890: The Fifth Council is held and recognizes Gesu and Symeon as leaders of the Tzimisce. Michael begins to feel the pull of madness, leaving nightly tasks to Petronius.
AD 1001: Septica Dominica is destroyed by witch-hunters.
AD 1071: The Seljuk Turks defeat the imperial army at Manzikert, stripping Byzantium of most of Asia Minor.
AD 1073: The Sixth Council is held, and Belisarius returns to a position of power.
AD 1081: The Seventh Council is held. The family of Narses of Venice is made a scion of the Ventrue and is given trading privileges. The Baron's Gangrel become scions of the Tzimisce. Alexius I becomes emperor.
AD 1090-1125: Narses' childe, Alfonzo, serves as a Lasombra priest for Constantinople.
AD 1096: Soldiers on the First Crusade travel through Constantinople.
AD 1140: The Salubri, Achmet, arrives in Constantinople.
AD 1143: Emperor John Comnemus II, on campaign in Asia Minor, is assassinated. No one knows who did it.
AD 1143-1182: Latin influence mounts under Emperor Comnenus.
AD 1152: Ducas Embraces former princess Anna Comnena.
AD 1185: Riots targeting Latin residents break out in Constantinople. Most Latin Cainites are destroyed. The notable survivor is the Lasombra Gabriella from Genoa. With her survives her mortal protege, Lillian, who both are sheltered by Symeon. The Eighth Council is held, and the Ventrue Epirus and Brujah Tribonius are destroyed for inciting the riots; the Latin Quarter is made independent from the rule of the Trinity and is placed under the dominion of Bishop Alfonzo of Venice.
AD 1185-1197: Cainites from across Europe begin to arrive in Constantinople, crowding the Latin Quarter.
AD 1187: The Ventrue Basil of Thessalonika and the mad Caitiff prophet Stanislav arrive from the west.
AD 1188: The Assamite Shabah arrives as an ambassador from Alamut.
AD 1193: The Brujah, Gangrel, and Nosferatu of the city form the Covenant of Three to defend it.
AD 1995: Alexius Angelus III becomes emperor by blinding and deposing his brother, Isaac II.
AD 1196: Lillian is Embraced by Gesu.
AD 1197: Gabriella of Genoa has disappeared.
AD 324: Constantine defeats Lincinius near Byzantium, cementing his claim on the imperial throne.
AD 326: Constantine founds New Rome on the site of Byzantium. The Triumvirate leaves Rome to take up residence in the new capital.
AD 329: Constantine's lieutenant, Caius, is Embraced by Antonius.
AD 330: New Rome becomes the empire's new capital.
AD 337: Constantine the Great dies. The Triumvirate holds the First Council. Magnus, a local Lasombra, pledges himself to Michael.
AD 476: Rome falls to the barbarian, Odoacer. Cainite refugees begin to arrive in Constantinople.
AD 477: The Second Council is held, forming the Trinity system of families. The Lasombra of Magnus and a group of Roman Brujah known as the Lexor are made scions. Antonius extends protection to Alexia Theusa.
AD 489: Michael allows the Follower of Set, Khay'tall, to found a scion family.
AD 518: Justin I becomes emperor under the guidance of his nephew, Justinian, and the Ventrue Antonius.
AD 527-555: Justinian becomes emperor and expands Byzantine territories into North Africa and Italy. The Trinity system of families is spread across the empire. The monasteries overseen by the Dracon's Obertus Tzimisce are severely regulated.
AD 537: Hagia Sophia, the greatest Christian temple, is completed in Constantinople. Michael takes up residence.
AD 555-565: Justinian's rule ends in chaos as Constantinople's outlying territories begin to be wrested away. Plagues weaken the empire.
AD 565-600: Plagues repeatedly strike Constantinople, allegedly spread by the Dracon.
AD 566: Antonius embraces Belisarius, Justinian's leading general.
AD 579: The Lasombra, Narses, is made responsible for the Italian territories of the empire.
AD 602: Phoca becomes emperor, beginning a reign of terror.
AD 604: Antonius' childe, Septima Dominica, Embraces her servant, Nicepherus. Caius embraces a magistrate named Epirus.
AD 610: Heraclius becomes emperor and renews the power of the monasteries, ensuring the Tzimisce power base.
AD 620: The Akoimetai monks serving the Dracon begin transcribing the contents of the Great Library of Alexandria.
AD 626: The Akoimetai monk, Gregory, is Embraced.
AD 632: Gregory is adopted by the Antonian Ventrue.
AD 660: Narses cuts ties with Constantinople and rules independently from Venice.
AD 689: To mend the rift between Antonius and the Dracon, Michael presents each with one of two brothers, Gesu and Symeon, to raise and Embrace.
AD 701: The Dracon Embraces Gesu. Gesu falls into a deep torpor.
AD 703: Rising from torpor, Gesu Embraces Symeon, enraging Antonius.
AD 704: The Third Council is held to resolve the matter of Symeon's Embrace, but no resolution is reached.
AD 717: Leo III becomes emperor under the watchful eye of Antonius.
AD 726: Leo III launches iconoclasm, calling for the destruction of religious icons. Antonius calls for a Cainite iconoclasm, aimed at the Tzimisce practice of blood-worship. Byzantine society is divided.
AD 796: The Fourth Council is held. The Malachite Nosferatu are made scions of the Toreador. Caius and Septima propose Antonius' destruction. Michael and the Dracon acquiesce.
AD 842-867: To restore order, Michael rules directly as Emperor Michael III.
AD 888: The Dracon leaves Constantinople.
AD 890: The Fifth Council is held and recognizes Gesu and Symeon as leaders of the Tzimisce. Michael begins to feel the pull of madness, leaving nightly tasks to Petronius.
AD 1001: Septica Dominica is destroyed by witch-hunters.
AD 1071: The Seljuk Turks defeat the imperial army at Manzikert, stripping Byzantium of most of Asia Minor.
AD 1073: The Sixth Council is held, and Belisarius returns to a position of power.
AD 1081: The Seventh Council is held. The family of Narses of Venice is made a scion of the Ventrue and is given trading privileges. The Baron's Gangrel become scions of the Tzimisce. Alexius I becomes emperor.
AD 1090-1125: Narses' childe, Alfonzo, serves as a Lasombra priest for Constantinople.
AD 1096: Soldiers on the First Crusade travel through Constantinople.
AD 1140: The Salubri, Achmet, arrives in Constantinople.
AD 1143: Emperor John Comnemus II, on campaign in Asia Minor, is assassinated. No one knows who did it.
AD 1143-1182: Latin influence mounts under Emperor Comnenus.
AD 1152: Ducas Embraces former princess Anna Comnena.
AD 1185: Riots targeting Latin residents break out in Constantinople. Most Latin Cainites are destroyed. The notable survivor is the Lasombra Gabriella from Genoa. With her survives her mortal protege, Lillian, who both are sheltered by Symeon. The Eighth Council is held, and the Ventrue Epirus and Brujah Tribonius are destroyed for inciting the riots; the Latin Quarter is made independent from the rule of the Trinity and is placed under the dominion of Bishop Alfonzo of Venice.
AD 1185-1197: Cainites from across Europe begin to arrive in Constantinople, crowding the Latin Quarter.
AD 1187: The Ventrue Basil of Thessalonika and the mad Caitiff prophet Stanislav arrive from the west.
AD 1188: The Assamite Shabah arrives as an ambassador from Alamut.
AD 1193: The Brujah, Gangrel, and Nosferatu of the city form the Covenant of Three to defend it.
AD 1995: Alexius Angelus III becomes emperor by blinding and deposing his brother, Isaac II.
AD 1196: Lillian is Embraced by Gesu.
AD 1197: Gabriella of Genoa has disappeared.