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476
Fall of rome
Fall of Rome marked the beginning of the middle ages in 476 A.D emperor, Romulus Augustulus, is deposed by the barbarian general Odoacer. This event marks the end of one period, and the beginning of another. -
500
Battle of Mons Badonicus.
The West Saxon advance is halted by Britons in England. Chiefly known today for the supposed involvement of King Arthur but because of the limited number of sources, there is no certainty about the date, location, or details of the fighting. -
507
The Franks under Clovis defeat the Visigoths in the Battle of Vouillé.
The Visigoths retreated into Spain. -
524
Boethius writes his Consolation of Philosophy
has been described as the single most important and influential work in the West on Medieval and early Renaissance Christianity. -
525
Dionysius Exiguus publishes the Dionysius Exiguus' Easter table.
This initiated the Anno Domini era, used for the Gregorian and Julian calendars. -
527
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. -
535
n Italy as a part of Justinian's Reconquest.
Byzantines retook Italy but crippled the Byzantine economy and left Italy unable to cope against the oncoming Lombards. -
Dec 16, 602
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 -
Dec 16, 711
Muslims - Arabs and Berbers, under Tariq Ibn Zeyad Tarik invade the Iberian peninsula.
Will begin a period of Muslim rule within in the Iberian peninsula (with various portions of land) until nearly the end of the Fifteenth Century. -
May 25, 735
Death of Bede.
Bede was later regarded as "the father of English history" -
Dec 16, 1071
The Seljuks under Alp Arslan defeat the Byzantine army at Manzikert. The Normans capture Bari, the last Byzantine possession in southern Italy.
Beginning of the end of Byzantine rule in Asia Minor. -
Dec 9, 1500
The Renassance
The Renaissance period begins in Europe in the early 1500's. It marks the end of the Middle Ages. The Renassance was a term coined by Petrarch which means a rebirth of classical Greek and Roman ideals. -
Tang Dynasty in China.
The essential administrative system of this dynasty lasts for 286 years. -
Death of Muhammed.
By this point, all of Arabia is Muslim. -
Sack of Lindisfarne. Viking attacks on Britain begin.
Generally considered the beginning of the Viking Age that would span over two centuries, and reach as far south as Hispania and as far east as the Byzantine Empire, and present day Russia. -
Battle of Ellandun. Egbert defeats Mercians.
Wessex becomes the leading kingdom of England. -
Arrival of the disciples of Saints Cyril and Methodius in Bulgaria
Creation of the Cyrillic script; in the following decades the country became the cultural and spiritual centre of the whole Eastern Orthodox part of the Slavic World. -
Tang Dynasty ends with Emperor Ai deposed.
The Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period in China commences.
