middle ages By darrenys 400 the fall of the roman empire Period: 400 to Jan 1, 1492 middle ages 451 the vikings and the roman soldiers to push back the huns 533 The Roman emperor Justinian decided to get rid of all these invaders and rebuild the Roman Empire the way it used to be. 542 The bubonic plague struck Constantinople Jan 1, 600 The Lombards took advantage of this weakness to move into Italy, and the Slavs moved into Eastern Europe. Jan 1, 600 Islamic armies reunited Jerusalem and Syria, North Africa Jan 1, 700 New empires were beginning to form. Jan 1, 711 Islamic armies reunited Jerusalem and Syria, North Africa with Spain Jan 1, 1066 the Norman Conquest Jan 1, 1071 Battle of Manzikert Jan 1, 1300 Europe suffered from both war and disease. Jan 1, 1400 Europe looked very different Jan 1, 1453 The Ottomans conquered the last traces of the Roman Empire in Constantinople. Feb 28, 1492 Spain forced the last Muslim rulers out of Granada Mar 2, 2022 Charlemagne copied this idea in France and Germany, calling his kingdom the Holy Roman Empire
