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476
End of Western Roman Empire
There were several reasons for the fall of Roman Empire. Roman General and leader Orestes is defeated and executed by Odoacer, a Barbarian chief who had joined the Roman army. Roman Army had considerable difficulty in stopping Roman Barbarians from entering the Roman Empire. -
527
Justinian I was Eastern Roman Emperor
Justinian I (Flavius Anicius Justinianus), the nephew of Justin I, was born at Tauresium in Illyria, the son of a Slavonic peasant, and was originally called Sabbatius. Educated at Constantinople, in 521 Justinian was named consul and in 527 was proclaimed by Justin his colleague in the empire -
Feb 7, 610
Arrival of Heraclius in Rome
Heraclius becomes Emperor in Constantinople as the Persian Empire is attempting the takeover of Byzantine civilization. For the sake of convenience, the rule of Heraclius generally marks the beginning of Byzantine history, though it can be argued that Byzantine civilization begins with Diocletian, Constantine or Justinian. -
Jan 7, 630
Muhammad conquered Mecca
Muhammad launched a religious pilgrimage into Mecca that was perceived by Meccans as a military provocation. Muhammad stopped short of Mecca and arranged a treaty that would allow Muslims to pray at the Ka'aba, annually.But Meccans violated the treaty. He led more than 10,000 men in a successful attack on Mecca. Upon his victory, Muhammad assumed control of Mecca, destroying all of its pagan idols. -
Oct 10, 732
Battle of Tours
The Battle of Tours was fought on October 10, 732 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. During the battle, the Franks defeated the Islamic army and Emir Abd er Rahman was killed. This battle stopped the northward advance of Islam from the Iberian peninsula, and is considered by most historians to be of macrohistorical importance. -
Oct 5, 1054
The Great Schism of 1054
The Great Schism of 1054 was the split between the Eastern and Western Christian Churches. In 1054, relations between the Greek speaking Eastern of the Byzantine empire and the Latin speaking Western traditions within the Christian Church reached a terminal crisis. This crisis led to the separation between the Eastern and Western churches. The Christian Church split along doctrinal, theological, linguistic, political, and geographic lines. -
Nov 27, 1095
The First Crusades
The First Crusade was a military expedition by Western Christianity to regain the Holy Lands taken in the Muslim conquest of the Levant, ultimately resulting in the recapture of Jerusalem.It was launched by Pope Urban II. -
Battle of Edington
Edington, battle of, 878. After the disaster at Chippenham in January 878, Alfred was reduced for some months to guerrilla warfare from the marshes around Athelney. By May he was ready to attack again and encountered Guthrum's Danes at Edington, near Westbury on the Wiltshire downs. -
Otto I. The first holy Roman emperor.
Otto I, also known as Otto the Great and Duke Otto II of Saxony, son of Henry the Fowler, was the first Holy Roman Emperor since Charlemagne. He consolidated the German Reich and made significant advances for secular influence in papal politics. His reign is generally considered to be the true beginning of the Holy Roman Empire. -
Gregory the Great becomes Pope
Gregory is well known for his writings, which were more prolific than those of any of his predecessors as pope.
