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476
Fall of Rome
Romulus Augustus, the last Emperor of the Western Roman Empire, was deposed by Odoacer, a Germanic chieftain. -
Period: 476 to Jan 1, 1300
The Dark Ages
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507
Battle of Vouille
The Franks under Clovis defeat the Visigoths in the Battle of Vouillé, forcing them to retreat into Spain -
527
Justinian I becomes Emperor
Justinian I becomes Eastern Roman Emperor. Justinian is best remembered for his Code of Civil Law (529), and expansion of imperial territory retaking Rome from the Ostrogoths. -
534
Byzantines retake North America
Byzantines, under Belisarius, retake North Africa from the Vandals. -
571
Muhammed is born
Muhammed is born. Professed receiving revelations from God, which were recorded in the Qur'an, the basis of Islamic theology, in which he is regarded as the most important prophet. -
Jan 1, 602
Last Roman-Persian War
Last great Roman-Persian War Long conflict leaves both empires exhausted and unable to cope with the newly united Arab armies under Islam in the 630s -
Jan 1, 627
Battle of Nineveh
Battle of Nineveh. The Byzantines, under Heraclius, crush the Persians. -
Jan 1, 631
Death of Muhammed
Death of Muhammed. By this point, all of Arabia is Muslim. -
Muslims attack Constantinople
Second Muslim attack on Constantinople, ending in failure. The combined Byzantine–Bulgarian forces stop the Arab threat in Eastern Europe. -
Otto the Great
Otto the Great crowned the Holy Roman Emperor.
