christianity and the dark ages

  • The Battle of Milvian Bridge
    312

    The Battle of Milvian Bridge

    The Battle of the Milvian Bridge took place between the Roman Emperors Constantine I and Maxentius on 28 October 312
  • The beggining og the Council of Nicea
    325

    The beggining og the Council of Nicea

    This first ecumenical council was the first effort to attain consensus in the church through an assembly representing all of Christendom.[5][6]
  • Constantines Death
    337

    Constantines Death

    Constantine fell seriously ill.[246] He left Constantinople for the hot baths near his mother's city of Helenopolis (Altinova), on the southern shores of the Gulf of İzmit.
  • Vikings Raid Rome
    410

    Vikings Raid Rome

    Raid and sacked Rome
  • Alaric invades Rome
    410

    Alaric invades Rome

    He attacked Rome and sacked the whole city.
  • Fall of the Roman Empire
    476

    Fall of the Roman Empire

    when the Germanic Odoacer deposed the last Roman emperor to rule the western part of the Roman Empire.
  • The Plague
    540

    The Plague

    Killed a hundred million
  • St. Benedict was born
    543

    St. Benedict was born

  • Battle of Tours
    Oct 10, 732

    Battle of Tours

  • Charlemagne dies

    Charlemagne dies

    When he died in 814, Charlemagne’s empire encompassed much of Western Europe, and he had also ensured the survival of Christianity in the West.