Timeline: Byzantine Period

• 395 CE - 637 CE
  Byblos is a colony of the Byzantine Empire (formerly known as the Eastern Roman Empire).
• 533 CE - 534 CE
  The Vandal War launched by Emperor Justinian I, aimed a reconquering Africa from the Vandals.
• 535 CE - 554 CE
  The Gothic War launched by Emperor Justinian I, aimed at reconquering Italy from the Goths.
• 536 CE
  Rome falls to Belisarius.
• Jul 556 CE - c. Jul 572 CE
  Samaritan revolt beginning in Caesarea Maritima, perhaps with Jewish support. A number of churches are destroyed and there is a significant loss of life.