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Nicaea Earthquake
In 1271 a strong earthquake struck Nicaea (modern İznik, Turkey), destroying buildings and killing many, further weakening Byzantine local urban syst…
Timeline
- 1271City of Nicaea · TurkeyA strong earthquake struck Nicaea, toppling large sections of the walls, houses, and churches and causing significant casualties; Byzantine chronicles and later earthquake catalogues both record the disaster of that year.
- 1272–1280Nicaea · TurkeyByzantine local authorities and the church organized limited repairs of the walls and key buildings such as the Hagia Sophia, but the city's population and economy never fully recovered; even before the rise of the Ottomans, Nicaea was no longer a primary metropolis of the empire.
Sources
- Guidoboni, E. & Comastri, A. Catalogue of Earthquakes and Tsunamis in the Mediterranean Area up to the 10th Century — Emanuela Guidoboni; Alberto Comastri (2005)
- The Oxford Dictionary of Byzantium — Alexander Kazhdan (ed.) (1991)