Chapter 4 Timeline

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  • Period: 300 to 499

    Germanic Invasions on the Eastern half of the Roman Empire

  • Period: 313 to 337

    Reign of Constantine

  • Period: 329 to 379

    Life of St. Basil of Caesarea

  • 476

    Collapse of the Western Roman Empire

  • 476

    Last western Roman Emperors deposed by Germanic general Odoacer

    Germanic general Odoacer deposed the last of the Western Roman emperors
  • Period: 480 to 547

    Life of St. Benedict of Nursia

  • Period: 482 to 542

    Life of St. Scholastica

  • Period: 500 to 1000

    Early Medieval Period

    Western Europe resembled the political situation in India at the time.
  • Period: 500 to 1500

    Medieval Period

  • 525

    Franks are Powerful

    The Franks conquered most of Roman Gaul and emerged as the preeminent military and political power in western Europe.
    sponsored efforts for the spread of Christianity to northern Germany and Scandinavia
  • Period: 527 to 565

    Reign of Justinian

  • Period: 533 to 565

    Byzantine Expansion under General Belisarius

    Byzantine forces under General Belisarius gained control over Italy, Sicily, much of northwestern Africa, and southern Spain
  • 550

    Byzantine Rulers tried to Reestablish Roman Authority

  • Period: 590 to 604

    Reign of Pope Gregory 1

  • 650

    Muslim Expands taking Byzantine Territory

    Byzantine Syria, Palestine, Egypt, and north Africa fell under Muslim rule. Muslim Conquerors seized the Provinces of Egypt and Syria
  • 674

    A Siege of Constantinople

    prolonged siege of Constantinople for 4 years 674-678
  • Period: 700 to 799

    Political and Religious Tensions between the two halves of the Former Roman Empire.

    Political and religious tensions grew increasingly complicated between the two halves of the former Roman Empire.
  • 717

    A Siege of Constantinople

    prolonged siege of Constantinople 717-718
  • Period: 717 to 741

    Reign of Leo III

  • Period: 724 to 843

    Iconoclastic Controversy

  • 732

    Battle of Tours

    Charlemagne's grandfather, Charles Martel, defeated a Muslim army that had ventured into Frankish territory after Muslim armies had conquered most of the Iberian Peninusula.
  • Period: 750 to 843

    Carolingian Kingdom

  • Period: 768 to 814

    Reign of Charlemagne

    Charlemagne ruled the western empire in Europe with the capital Aachen, located where Germany is now.
    Charlemagne sponsored efforts for the spread of Christianity to northern Germany and Scandinavia
  • 800

    Coronation of Charlemagne as Emperor

  • Period: 800 to 1199

    Byzantine Expands

  • Period: 801 to 899

    Missions of St. Cyril and St. Methodius to the Slavs

  • 802

    Harun al-Rashid Gift to Charlemagne

    An Abbasid caliph named Harun al-Rashid gave an albino elephant, named Abu al-Abbas after the founder of the Abbasid dynasty, to Charlemagne as a gift. The elephant was born in India, trained in Baghdad in 798, and took a long journey to finally get to Charlemagne in 802 CE.
  • 975

    Frankish Empire Fell

  • 989

    Conversion of Prince Vladimir of Klev to Christianity

  • 1050

    The Byzantine and Roman Churches Publicly and Formally Condemned Eachother

  • 1054

    Schism between Eastern Orthodox and Roman Catholic Churches

  • 1450

    Hagia Sophia turns into a Mosque

    church of Hagia Sophia (holy wisdom), built by Justinian and transformed into a mosque