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What happened to the Jews in Byzantine Empire

15 events, 429 AD to 1026 AD

5th century

  1. 429 AD Theodosius II seizes the patriarchal tax · Byzantine Empire (several countries)
  2. 438 AD Code of Theodosius II restricts Jews in the Byzantine Empire · Byzantine Empire (several countries)

6th century

  1. 523 AD Justin bars Jews and Samaritans from honorable positions · Byzantine Empire (several countries)
  2. 527–565 AD Justinian I's code restricts Jewish religious practice · Byzantine Empire (several countries)

7th century

  1. c. 610–641 AD Heraclius orders forced baptism of Jews in the empire · Byzantine Empire (several countries)
  2. 632 AD Heraclius orders conversion of Byzantine Jewry · Byzantine Empire (several countries)

8th century

  1. 718 AD Persecution of Jews under Leo III the Isaurian · Byzantine Empire (several countries)
  2. 721–740 AD Leo III decrees baptism of all Jews · Byzantine Empire (several countries)
  3. 723 AD Leo the Isaurian forces Jews to be baptized · Byzantine Empire (several countries)
  4. 787 AD Council of Nicaea reverses Leo's policy toward Jews · Byzantine Empire (several countries)

9th century

  1. 867–886 AD Basil I pressures Jews to convert to Christianity · Byzantine Empire (several countries)
  2. c. 874 AD Basil I decrees forced conversion of Jews · Byzantine Empire (several countries)
  3. c. 880 AD Basil I's forced disputations in the Byzantine empire · Byzantine Empire (several countries)

10th century

  1. c. 932–943 AD Romanus I's forced conversions and persecutions · Byzantine Empire (several countries)

11th century

  1. 1026 AD Constantine VIII adds special Jew's oath · Byzantine Empire (several countries)

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