Timeline: Humanities Timeline

284

Early Christian and Roman: Rome Split into two regions by Diocletian

To solve the problems Dioletian split the empire into the Eastern half and the Western half.

313

Early Christian and Roman: Edict of Milan

This was a letter signed by the Roman emperors Constantine and Licinius, that proclaimed religious toleration in the Roman Empire. The letter was issued in 313, shortly after the end of the persecution of Christians by the emperor Diocletian.

325

Early Christian and Roman: Nicaean Creed

THe belief that Jesus is divine yet he was born human

330

Byzantine: Theodosius II builds a great wall around Constantinople, establishing it as the center of the new Eastern Roman Empire (Byzantine Empire)

A wall was built around Constantinople making it its own individual city and defence

380

Early Christian and Roman: Theodosius' Edict

When Theodosius' finally made Christianity the official religion of Rome

410

Early Christian and Roman: The Sacking of Rome by Germanic Tribes

Rome was finally sacked byb a foreign enemy and was no longer the city in charge

410

England: Rome leaves

This is when Rome was being sacked by the other tribes so they pulled their troops from Britain so that they could defend their own troops.

415

Early Christian and Roman: The Death of Hypatia

This is known as the start of the dark ages and the fall of rome. She was murdered because of her belief in philosophy.

440

Early Christian and Roman: Pope Leo's Peterine Doctrine

He was blessed by God so he had the power to pass it on to the other popes.

449

England: Anglo Saxon invasion

While rome was falling apart the anglo saxons believed it was a good time to sack and get control of the area

Period: 466 to 511

France: Clovis and The Merovingian Dynasty

Reign of Clovis
The battle of the Tours and Charles Martel
Pepin the Short

532

Byzantine: Justanian becomes emporer of the Byzantine Empire

He was given power and accepted many christians in the byzantine empire

532

Byzantine: Hagia Sophia

This was used as a church until the muslims rose in power and used it as a mosque.

Apr 18, 622

Islam: Mohammad Leaves for Medina

He was being persecuted in Mecca and that was not a safe place for him and the muslims as a whole

Apr 18, 629

Islam: Mohammad Conquers Mecca

Muhammad liberates Mecca and makes it safe again for the Muslims

Apr 18, 632

Islam: Ali is Murdered, Creating Sunni and Shia Split

The sunnis believe anyone can lead but the shia believe only his heirs can lead

Apr 18, 691

Islam: Umayyad Empire - Dome of the Rock Built in Jerusalem

Oldest extant Muslim monument by Caliph Abd al- Malik

Apr 18, 732

Islam: Umayyad Empire - Battle of Tours

A war between forces under the Frankish leader Charles Martel and a massive invading Islamic army led by Emir Abdul Rahman Al Ghafiqi Abd al Rahman, near the city of Tours, France.

Apr 18, 762

Islam: The Abbasid Empire - Baghdad becomes new capitiol of Islamic empire

The caliph Al-Mansur commissioned the construction of the city, and it was built. Mansur believed that Baghdad was the perfect city to be the capital of the Islamic empire under the Abbasids.

Apr 18, 763