Middle Ages Timeline

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  • Romulous Augustus
    476

    Romulous Augustus

    Disposed by Odoacer (barbarian). Start of the Dark Ages. The term "dark" was used to denote that there was little known about this period.
  • St. Benedict
    500

    St. Benedict

    Founder of Christian movement toward monasticism.
  • Justinian Rebuilds the Roman Empire
    533

    Justinian Rebuilds the Roman Empire

    Roman Emperor, Justinian tries to recreate Rome pre-fall.
  • Justinian's Plague
    541

    Justinian's Plague

    Starts and kills 40% of Constantinople. Bubonic Plague dissapears by 8th century.
  • Battle of Qadisiya
    Jan 1, 637

    Battle of Qadisiya

    Iranian Sassanians defeated by Arab Muslims.
  • Battle of Tours
    Jan 1, 732

    Battle of Tours

    Muslim army stopped by Charles Martel
  • First Crusade
    Jan 1, 1099

    First Crusade

    Jerusalem captured.
  • Medieval Inquisition
    Jan 1, 1224

    Medieval Inquisition

    Lombardy enacted the death sentence due to heresy.
  • Black Plague
    Jan 1, 1347

    Black Plague

    Europeans bring this disease with them, killing 1/2 or 1/3 (historians believe) of the population by 1350.
  • Battle of Vouille

    Battle of Vouille

    The Franks fight and defeat the Visigoths, killing King Alaric II.