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405
St. Jerome finishes the Vulgate.
The Christian Gospel is translated into Latin -
410
Rome is sacked by Alaric, King of the Visigoths.
Decisive event in the decline of the Western Roman Empire. -
431
Council of Ephesus
Confirmed the original Nicene Creed,and condemned the teachings of Nestorius, Patriarch of Constantinople, that led to his exile and separation with the Church of the East. -
455
Rome is sacked by Genseric, King of the Vandals.
Another decisive event in the Fall of Rome and held by some historians to mark the "end of the Roman Empire". -
476
The fall of rome
The invading army reached the outskirts of Rome, which had been left totally undefended. In 410 C.E., the Visigoths, led by Alaric, breached the walls of Rome and sacked the capital of the Roman Empire. -
500
The western europe region
Germanic tribes such as the franks dominate western europe,carvig the region into small kingdoms -
563
Saint Columba founds mission in Iona.
Constructed an abbey which helped convert the Picts to Christianity until it was destroyed and raided by the Vikings in 794. -
Jan 12, 732
The Christians armies
at the battle of tours christian armies stop the muslim adance in europe -
Jan 12, 1000
the trades grows
the european economy begins to recover.the growth of trade and towns are signs of this revival -
Jan 13, 1037
The Great Seljuk Empire is founded by Tughril Beg.
Would be a major force during the first two Crusades, and an antagonist to the Byzantine Empire over the next century -
Jan 12, 1066
conquest of england
william the conqueror completes the norman conquest of england -
Jan 13, 1096
christians crusade
christians launch the first crusade -
Jan 13, 1215
King john
King John apporves the magna catra limiting royal power in england -
Jan 9, 1500
the renaissance begins
Interest in classical literature started during the Middle Ages, then during the later part of the Middle Ages, theologians, philosophers and writers were interested in Latin literature as well as the Latin translations of Greek literature. Studies of the classics remained primarily limited to this “class” (theologians, philosophers and writers) but that all changed fur the Renaissance. -
Death of Charlemagne.
Would be a factor towards the splitting of his empire almost 30 years later. -
Battle of Ellandun. Egbert defeats Mercians.
Wessex becomes the leading kingdom of England. -
The Kingdom of the Lombards is founded in Italy.
Survived in Italy until the invasion of the Franks in 774 under Charlemagne. -
european feudalism
viking raiders plunge much of europe into disorder contributing to the emergennce -
the christian empire
charlemagne is crowned emperor by the pope and begings to unite much of western europe into christian emprime -
Cluny Abbey is founded by William I, Count of Auvergne.
Cluny goes on to become the acknowledged leader of Western Monasticism. Cluniac Reforms initiated with the abbey's founding.
