Was 1054 the most important date in world Christian History ?
In 1054, the medieval Christianity split into two branches.
Known as the great schism, Eastern Orthodox Catholics and Roman Catholics churches developed.
The Byzantine Empire was the dominant world power headquartered in Constantinople ( now Istanbul ).
The Byzantine Empire was the predominantly Greek-speaking continuation of the Roman Empire during Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages. Its capital city was Constantinople, originally known as Byzantium.
Population: 5 million (1282)
Capital: Constantinople
Founded: May 11, 330 AD and existed for nearly 1,125 years.
Byzantine history goes from the founding of Constantinople as imperial residence on 11 May 330 CE until Tuesday 29 May 1453 CE, when the Ottoman sultan Memhet II conquered the city. Most times the history of the Empire is divided in three periods.
Government: Monarchy, Autocracy, Absolute monarchy
The split came when Pope Leo III crowned Charlemagne, King of the Franks, as Holy Roman Emperor in 800. From the Byzantine viewpoint, this was a slap to the Eastern Emperor and the Byzantine Empire itself
