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Christianity and the Dark ages

By sarascott19
  • Period: 250 to

    Dark ages and Christianity timeline

  • 272

    Constantine was born

    Constantine was born
  • 312

    Battle of Milvian Bridge began-outcome

    Battle of Milvian Bridge began-outcome
    Constantine believed to be the rightful emperor of the Western Roman Empire, he assembled his army and prepared for an invasion of Italy in 312. To the south, Maxentius, who occupied Rome, sought to advance his own claim to the title.
  • 325

    Fist Council of Nicea

    Fist Council of Nicea
  • 410

    fall of the Roman Empire-outcome

    fall of the Roman Empire-outcome
    Visigoths, led by Alaric, breached the walls of Rome and sacked the capital of the Roman Empire. The Visigoths looted, burned, and pillaged their way through the city, leaving a wake of destruction wherever they went. The destruction continued for three days.
  • 435

    Odoacer was born

    Odoacer was born
  • 537

    Hajia Sophia-outcome

    Hajia Sophia-outcome
    Rebuilt by the orders of Emperor Justinian in 537, for 900 years Hagia Sophia had been the center of Orthodox Christianity until 1453 when the city was concurred by Ottomans. 500 years following the conquest of Muslims, it became a jewel for the Muslim world and as the grand mosque of the sultans.
  • 565

    Justinian/Theodora died-outcome

    Justinian/Theodora died-outcome
    Justinian I, commonly known as Justinian the Great, was Byzantine Emperor from 527 to 565. During his reign, Justinian sought to revive the Empire's greatness and reconquer the lost western half of the historical Roman Empire.
  • Oct 10, 732

    Battle of Tours-outcome

    Battle of Tours-outcome
    A Moslem army, in a crusading search for land and the end of Christianity, after the conquest of Syria, Egypt, and North Africa, began to invade Western Europe under the leadership of Abd-er Rahman, governor of Spain. Abd-er Rahman led an infantry of 60,000 to 400,000 soldiers across the Western Pyrenees and toward the Loire River, but they were met just outside the city of Tours by Charles Martel, known as the Hammer, and the Frankish Army.

  • Charles Martel was born

    Charles Martel was born

  • Alfred the Great Died-outcome

    Alfred the Great Died-outcome
    Alfred the Great was King of Wessex from 871 to 899. Alfred successfully defended his kingdom against the Viking attempt at conquest, and by the time of his death had become the dominant ruler in England.

  • Holy Roman Empire-outcome

    Holy Roman Empire-outcome
    The Holy Roman Empire was a multi-ethnic and complex union of territories in Central Europe existing from 962 to 1806