Constantine II and Licinius meet and agree to treat the Christians benevolently.
The First Church of Hagia Sophia is inaugurated in Constantinople as a Christian Church during the reign of Constantious II.
In 404, the first Church of Hagia Sophia was burned down by a mob in a series of riots.
In October 415, the Second Church of Hagia Sophia, that was ordered to be built by the emperor Theodosius II, is inaugurated. The church that is built in 415 has a wooden roof.
Weeks after the destruction of Hagia Sophia by a fire, Emperor Justinian orders Hagia Sophia rebuilt. He orders it to be built on a much larger scale and much more spectacularly than the previous church.
The Second Church of Hagia Sophia catches fire as a result of the Nika Revolt in Constantinople.
Five Years and ten months after construction began on the church, Hagia Sophia is inaugurated by Justinian I and the Byzantine Patriarch. The new Hagia Sophia has a grand main dome and is no longer wooden; the church is built of marble and other types of stone.
The most important prophet of Islamic Theology, Muhammed, is born c. 570.
The Prophet Muhammed dies, and by this point all of Arabia is Muslim.
From 717 to 843, the Iconoclasts ban the use of human images in Byzantine art. Any images containing humans that had previously decorated Hagia Sophia are removed or painted over during this period and replaced with symbols, often a simple cross.
Mayan Empire Colapses cerca 900 C.E.
In 1054 the East West Schism occurs, dividing the Christian Church into the Eastern Orthodox Church and the Roman Catholic Church.
In 1204 Western crusaders capture Constantinople and sack Hagia Sophia. Many valuable and priceless relics are taken from Hagia Sophia and sent back to Churches in Western Europe. During the Occupation of Constantinople, Hagia Sophia is used as a Roman Catholic Church.
In 1215 the Magna Carta is sealed by John of England.
Byzantines re-capture Constantinople and find Hagia Sophia in disrepair. Hagia Sophia is converted back into an eastern orthodox basilica.
In 1299, the Ottoman Empire is founded by Osman I, and it becomes the longest lasting Islamic Empire.
John Wycliffe Publishes the first version of the Bible in English.
In 1439, Johannes Gutenberg invents the first printing press.
Hagia Sophia transitions from an Eastern Orthodox Basilica to an Imperial Mosque
During the siege of Constantinople, on the night of May 28th and into the morning hours of May 29th, Christians gather in Hagia Sophia for the last Christian Mass held in Hagia Sophia.
In 1453 the Ottoman Turks capture Constantinople.
During the reign of Mehmed II, a first minaret made of wood is added to Hagia Sophia, in addition to the addition of a mihrab in the interior of the Mosque.
During the reign of Sultan Bayezid II, minarets are added to Hagia Sophia.
In 1667, the English Poet John Milton publishes Paradise Lost, an epic poem in Blank Verse.
The United States of America becomes a country.
Mark Twain Publishes his iconic novel in the U.S.
Image of Hagia Sophia from around 1920.
In 1935, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the first Turkish President, turns Hagia Sophia into a secular Museum.
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