Christianity and the Dark Ages

By 16ntk07
  • Constantine
    272

    Constantine

  • Battle of Milvian Bridge
    312

    Battle of Milvian Bridge

  • Council of Nicea
    325

    Council of Nicea

  • Outcome: Alaric
    370

    Outcome: Alaric

    Leader of the Visigoths from 395 to 410. Became the first to sack Rome in 410. Died later that year.
  • Outcome: Odoacer
    433

    Outcome: Odoacer

    Became the first King of Italy in 476. His rule marked the end to the end of the Western Roman Empire.
  • Outcome: Clovis
    466

    Outcome: Clovis

    Became the King of the Frankish tribes in 481, at the age of fifteen. Founder of the Merovingian dynasty. First King of what would become France.
  • Fall of the Roman Empire
    476

    Fall of the Roman Empire

  • Hajia Sophia
    537

    Hajia Sophia

  • The Plague
    542

    The Plague

  • Bede
    Jan 1, 673

    Bede

  • Battle of Tours
    Oct 10, 732

    Battle of Tours

  • Outcome: Charlemagne
    Apr 2, 742

    Outcome: Charlemagne

    King of the Franks from 768, King of Italy in 774, and from 800 the first emperor in Europe since the collapse of the Western Roman Empire.
  • Outcome: Charles Martel

    Outcome: Charles Martel

    Credited with the development of feudalism and knighthood. Defeated the Umayyads at the Battle of Tours, stopping the spread of Islam in Europe.
  • Justinian

    Justinian

  • Ivar the Boneless

    Ivar the Boneless

  • St. Benedict

    St. Benedict

  • Viking Raids

    Viking Raids

  • Alfred the Great

    Alfred the Great

  • Period: to

    Holy Roman Empire