The Early Middle Ages

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  • Starts the Roman Empire
    29 BCE

    Starts the Roman Empire

    The origin of the Roman Empire is located in the year 29 B.C. under the mandate of Octavio.
  • Period: 29 BCE to 476

    Roman Empire

  • Division of Theodosius
    395

    Division of Theodosius

    In AD 395 , the emperor Theodosius divided the Roman Empire into two halves.
  • End of the Western Roman Empire
    476

    End of the Western Roman Empire

    In September 476 AD, the Roman empire in Western Europe, the centralized superstate that had existed for 500 years but had been collapsing under invasions by the Vandals, Ostrogoths, and Visigoths, ceased to exist.
  • Period: 527 to 1453

    Byzantine Empire

  • First conquest of Constantinople by the Crusaders
    1203

    First conquest of Constantinople by the Crusaders

    The fourth crusade (1198-1204) was a military expedition proclaimed by Pope Innocent III with the purpose of reconquering the Holy Land, but which changed course and ended with the conquest and looting of Constantinople.
  • End of the Byzantine Empire
    1453

    End of the Byzantine Empire

    In 1453 the Turks capture Constantinople. End of the Byzantine Empire.