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527
Justinian the First becomes Eastern Roman Emperor
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532
Nika Riots in Constantinople
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534
Justinian the First publishes the Code of Civil law
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535
Gothic War begins in Italy as a result of Justinian's Reconquest
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554
Gothic War in Italy ends
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570
Muhammad, prophet of the Muslim God Allah, is born
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Sep 9, 622
Muhammad begins migration from Mecca to Medina
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Jun 8, 632
Muhammad dies
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Oct 1, 732
Battle of Tours begins
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May 30, 768
Beginning of Charlemagne's reign
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Dec 25, 800
Charlemagne is crowned Holy Roman Emporer
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Jan 28, 814
Charlemagne dies
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Aug 22, 843
Treaty of Verdun divides Charlemagne's empire
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Dec 24, 962
Otto the great crowned Holy Roman Emporer
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May 7, 1050
The astrolabe is first used in Europe
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Apr 3, 1095
Pope Urban issues the Crusades to capture the Holy Land
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Aug 28, 1096
Jerusalem is re-taken from the Muslims
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Nov 23, 1117
The University of Oxford is founded
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Dec 14, 1192
Muslims recapture Jerusalem during the Third Crusade
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Sep 6, 1202
The Fourth Crusade sacked Croatian town of Zadar