christianity and the dark ages

  • 312

    The Battle of Milvian Bridge

    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
  • 325

    The beggining og the Council of Nicea

    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]
  • 337

    Constantines Death

    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.
  • 410

    Vikings Raid Rome

    Vikings Raid Rome
    Raid and sacked Rome
  • 410

    Alaric invades Rome

    Alaric invades Rome
    He attacked Rome and sacked the whole city.
  • 476

    Fall of the Roman Empire

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

    The Plague

    The Plague
    Killed a hundred million
  • 543

    St. Benedict was born

    St. Benedict was born
  • Oct 10, 732

    Battle of Tours

    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.