Christianity and the Dark Ages

By 16apb71
  • OUTCOME 5 Battle of Milvian Bridge
    312

    OUTCOME 5 Battle of Milvian Bridge

    Emperor Contstanine is going out to battle sees a "sign" and later wins the battle. OUTCOME: This battle is the start of where christianty takes up steam. The events of it make the roman emperor Constantine convert to Christianity. This will send ripples through Euorpe making many others convert.
  • Council of Nicea
    325

    Council of Nicea

    Council held my Roman emperor Constantine. The goal was to combine the ideas of christianity but actually began the splitting of the church.
  • OUTCOME 3 Capital Relocation
    326

    OUTCOME 3 Capital Relocation

    Constantine moves his capital from Rome to Byzantium and remnames it Constantinopolis. OUTCOME: This begins the separation of Rome known as the great schizm. The east and west will look alot different in a couple years.
  • Alaric sacks Rome
    410

    Alaric sacks Rome

    Alaric King of the Visigoths, sacks Rome
  • OUTCOME 1 Odoacer Revolts
    476

    OUTCOME 1 Odoacer Revolts

    Odoacer revolts against the last Roman Emperor. OUTCOME: This sybolizes the true end and fall of the Roman empire sending europe in to almost seemily endless tail spin for many years.
  • Hajia Sophia construction begins
    532

    Hajia Sophia construction begins

    Justinian Begins the Creation of the christian church in the flurishing Byzantine empire.
  • 541

    Plauge hits Justinian's forces

    The plauge strikes down justinians Byzantine forces and his countrymen greatly destroying his empire and population
  • OUTCOME 2 Monk Beade Begins his writing's of Roman History.
    Oct 2, 705

    OUTCOME 2 Monk Beade Begins his writing's of Roman History.

    Beade writes down and preserves the History of Roman life. OUTCOME: Beade's work preserves the history and daily life memories of Greek and Roman life during a time of illiteracy.
  • OUTCOME 4 Battle of Tours
    Oct 10, 732

    OUTCOME 4 Battle of Tours

    Charles Martel fends off the muslum army and preserves christianity in Europe OUTCOME: This Battle preserves the Faith of christianity for the people of Europe. The muslim invaders where set on turning Europe into their own.
  • Charlemagne crowned by the pope

    Charlemagne crowned by the pope

    Charlemagne is crowned symbolizing the creation of the Holy Roman Empire.
  • Alfred The Great becomes king and begins the defense of the Saxon Kingdom

    Alfred The Great becomes king and begins the defense of the Saxon Kingdom

    King Alfred out smarts the vikings and fends them off over his rule. Sets up foundation for England.
  • Clovis gains the throne at the age of 15

    Clovis gains the throne at the age of 15

    He gains the thrown from his father with a goal of jioning all the Frankish tribes under one leader.
  • Saint Benedict is Born

    Saint Benedict is Born

    Becomes a religous writer and is big in the advancement of Christianity
  • Ivar the boneless and his men capture city of York

    Ivar the boneless and his men capture city of York

    Ivar and his men capture a luxiourious british city that will be fought for and wont be regained until 944