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Constantine founds Constantinople as the "New Rome"
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Basil the Great, an Eastern monk and theologian, created the rule that many Eastern Orthodox monks still use. He also wrote extensively on Creation.
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Ulfilas converted to Arian Christianity. He takes it to the Germanic tribes, gives them an alphabet, and translates the Bible into their language. Most of the Germanic tribes became Arian Christians
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A famous preacher and bishop of Constantinople known as "Golden Mouthed", Chrysostom was known for preaching verse by verse through Scripture, criticizing the wealth and luxury of Byzantine society, and writing much of the liturgy still used by Eastern Orthodox churches today.
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The legendary founder of the Merovingians, this pagan Frankish king was a great warrior.
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Clovis I, the Merovingian Frankish king, after conquering much territory in the former Gaul, marries a Christian and converts.
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Columba , an Irish monk based in Ionia, spreads the faith to Scotland
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The general Belisarius leads the reconquest of North Africa from the Vandals and parts of Italy from the Ostrogoths
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Columban, an Irish monk, travels to the continent and spreads Irish monastic tradition through Western Europe.
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The queen of a Merovingian king, she controlled the Frankish Empire for a generation.
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A famous pope who set many of the doctrines and traditions of the medieval church in the West. He is known for caring for peasants and sending missionaries to England to convert the Anglo-Saxons in England as well as personally converting the Lombards from Arianism.
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Muhammad flees with his followers from Mecca to Medina.
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From a base in Egypt, the Umayyad family establishes a Caliphate that pushes against the Byzantine's. Followers of Ali and his family resist this becoming Shiite Muslims.
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As Mayor of the Palace, Charles Martel, effectively controlled the Frankish Empire
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The Iconoclast controversy rages in the Byzantine Empire. The last ecumenical council, Nicaea II, declares in favor of icons.
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Charles Martel leads the victory against the Muslims, stopping the Muslim advance into Western Europe.
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Pepin, son of Charles Martel, becomes the first Carolingian king of the Franks.