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Period: 500 to Jan 1, 750
Middle Ages Timeline
this timeline is for the Academic Decathlon 2012 -
502
King Gundobar
Bourgundy King Gundobar delegates royal power -
506
King Alarik II
King Alarik II of Visigoten delegates Lex Romania Visigothorum out -
506
Visigothic Bishop
The bishops of Visigothic Gaul meet in the Council of Agde. -
506
1st King of France
Clovis, 1st King of France, dies at about 45 -
511
King Clovis
Clovis, king of Salische France/founder of Merovingische -
512
solar eclipse
A solar eclipse is recorded by a monastic chronicler in Ireland. -
514
Italian Pope
Symmachus, Italian Pope (498-514), dies -
521
Saint Columba
Saint Columba, Irish Christian missionary to Scotland -
523
St Hormisdas
St Hormisdas ends his reign as Catholic Pope -
523
St John
St John I begins his reign as Catholic Pope -
526
Justinian became emperor
Justinian became emperor, tried to revive the Roman Empire, result was 30 years of wars to oust the Ostrogoths and other Germans from Italy and North Africa, -
537
Wittigis
Wittigis - · Gothic king from 537, besiege the Byzantine commander in Rome. A second Byzantine cut off Wittigis' communications with his capital in Ravenna. A year later, Belisarius besieged him. Sought truce in 539-40. Just prior to defeat, Wittigis appealed to the Persian Sassanian shah for help in the form of opening a second front along Byzantium's eastern borders. -
540
Totila
Totila - · Wittigis' nephew, made the Italian war very hard for Romans past 540. -
550
The Ostrogoths
The Ostrogoths, under King Totila, conquer Rome after a long siege, by bribing the Isaurian garrison. -
552
King of Ostrogoten
Teja, king of Ostrogoten, dies in battle -
553
Council of Constantinople
2nd Council of Constantinople (5th ecumenical council) opens -
554
Milt Governor
Ravenna becomes seat of Byzantines milt governor in Italy -
561
John III
John III begins his reign as Catholic Pope succeeding Pelagius I -
562
Sigibert
Sigibert - · Merovingian family member, offspring of Clothar's generation, received Austrasia in 562. -
563
Hagia Sophia
The Byzantine church Hagia Sophia in Constantinople is dedicated for the second time after being destroyed by earthquakes. -
570
Birth of Islam
Birth of Islam: Creator was the prophet Muhammad (b. ca. 570 in Mecca); a merchant, he converted to a monotheism in 610 and preached a new religion that drew on and completed Judaism and Christianity. Muhammad's message angered local officials, many of who were polytheistic; he and his followers fled to Medina in 622 (hijra and the first year of the Muslim calendar); converts found in Medina; returned to Mecca 8 yrs later captured the city. He destroyed idols in the Ka'ba, making it into a Mo -
574
John III
John III, Italian Pope (561-74), dies -
Feb 16, 600
Pope Gregory
Pope Gregory the Great decreea saying "God bless You" is the correct response to a sneeze -
Mar 3, 612
Constantine III
Constantine III, Byzantine Emperor -
Aug 7, 626
Battle at Constantinople
Battle at Constantinople: Slavic/Persians/Avarenvloot defeated -
Feb 10, 632
Muhamadds death
Muhamadds death -
Feb 28, 632
The Spread of Islam
The Spread of Islam: 632-661: conquest of Persia and parts of India, the Middle East, and North Africa as far as Tripoli. 662-750, Moslems conquered Armenia, the rest of North Africa, Spain and the southern parts of France. Muslim expansion into Europe at Battle of Tours (732), but failed to take Constantinople. The conquests meant that the Moslems controlled the Mediterranean Sea and its trade routes -
Feb 29, 632
Arabs conquered a major Empire
Arabs conquered a major Empire, which extended from the Indus River to the north African coast of the Mediterranean to Spain and southern France (632 and 732): they brought their language, their culture, and their religion to these territories, 50% of the once great Roman Empire. -
Oct 30, 637
Antioch
Antioch surrenders to the Muslim forces under Rashidun Caliphate after the Battle of Iron bridge. -
Feb 28, 641
John IV
John IV - · Western Pope who, in 641, condemned Monotheletism, the idea that Christ was of two natures, and did not have a single energy, but possessed a single will. -
Jul 23, 645
Yazid I
Yazid I, Sixth caliph of Islam -
Jan 1, 700
Migration of the Slaves
The Western Slavs:( from the 7th century) migrated west, and founded Kingdoms of Poland & Bohemia and they converted to Catholicism -
Feb 28, 711
Tariq
Tariq - · Muslim general who led 711 conquest of Spain. -
Apr 9, 715
Constantine
Constantine ends his reign as Catholic Pope -
Mar 21, 717
Battle of Vincy
Battle of Vincy between Charles Martel and Ragenfrid. -
Oct 11, 732
Battle at Tours
Battle at Tours: France under Karel Martel beat Moors -
Oct 26, 740
earthquake
An earthquake strikes Constantinople, causing much damage and death. -
Dec 25, 741
Charlemagne
Charlemagne, 1st Holy Roman emperor -
Anastasius I Dikoros
Anastasius I Dikoros Byzantine emperor, dies -
Start of Islamic calendar
Start of Islamic calendar -
Honorius I
Honorius I ends his reign as Catholic Pope; Pope Severinus elected -
Eastern Roman Emperor
Eastern Roman Emperor Constans II is assassinated in his bath at Syracuse, Italy. -
3rd Council
3rd Council of Constantinople (6th ecumenical council) opens -
Constantine
Constantine begins his reign as Catholic Pope -
Leo IV
Leo IV, the Khazar, Byzantine emperor -
Guntram
Guntram, French king in Burgundy, dies at about 67 -
Constantius II
Constantius II, emperor of Byzantium, dies at 37 -
Church converts Barbarians
The Church undertakes a major effort to convert barbarians like Clovis (496) with the missionary work of St Boniface (?680-754) and others, asserts that the spiritual authority of the church was superior to political authority (Pope Gelasius I [r. 590-604] and the Theory of the Two Swords) and preserve learning and civilization (monastic libraries, the Book of Kells and Gregorian chant). -
Justin
Justin - · Eastern Emperor 518-527. Ends schism with Rome, grooms Justinian for rule. -
Alboin
Alboin - · Lombard king crowned in Milan in 569. By 573-4, he was able to occupy Pavia, which became the Lombard capital.
