Humanities Timeline

By Adam Eldessouky
  • 284

    Early Christian and Roman: Rome Split into two regions by Diocletian

    To solve the problems Dioletian split the empire into the Eastern half and the Western half.
  • 313

    Early Christian and Roman: Edict of Milan

    This was a letter signed by the Roman emperors Constantine and Licinius, that proclaimed religious toleration in the Roman Empire. The letter was issued in 313, shortly after the end of the persecution of Christians by the emperor Diocletian.
  • 325

    Early Christian and Roman: Nicaean Creed

    THe belief that Jesus is divine yet he was born human
  • 330

    Byzantine: Theodosius II builds a great wall around Constantinople, establishing it as the center of the new Eastern Roman Empire (Byzantine Empire)

    A wall was built around Constantinople making it its own individual city and defence
  • 380

    Early Christian and Roman: Theodosius' Edict

    When Theodosius' finally made Christianity the official religion of Rome
  • 410

    Early Christian and Roman: The Sacking of Rome by Germanic Tribes

    Rome was finally sacked byb a foreign enemy and was no longer the city in charge
  • 410

    England: Rome leaves

    This is when Rome was being sacked by the other tribes so they pulled their troops from Britain so that they could defend their own troops.
  • 415

    Early Christian and Roman: The Death of Hypatia

    This is known as the start of the dark ages and the fall of rome. She was murdered because of her belief in philosophy.
  • 440

    Early Christian and Roman: Pope Leo's Peterine Doctrine

    He was blessed by God so he had the power to pass it on to the other popes.
  • 449

    England: Anglo Saxon invasion

    While rome was falling apart the anglo saxons believed it was a good time to sack and get control of the area
  • Period: 466 to 511

    France: Clovis and The Merovingian Dynasty

    Reign of Clovis
    The battle of the Tours and Charles Martel
    Pepin the Short
  • 532

    Byzantine: Justanian becomes emporer of the Byzantine Empire

    He was given power and accepted many christians in the byzantine empire
  • 532

    Byzantine: Hagia Sophia

    This was used as a church until the muslims rose in power and used it as a mosque.
  • Apr 18, 622

    Islam: Mohammad Leaves for Medina

    He was being persecuted in Mecca and that was not a safe place for him and the muslims as a whole
  • Apr 18, 629

    Islam: Mohammad Conquers Mecca

    Muhammad liberates Mecca and makes it safe again for the Muslims
  • Apr 18, 632

    Islam: Ali is Murdered, Creating Sunni and Shia Split

    The sunnis believe anyone can lead but the shia believe only his heirs can lead
  • Apr 18, 691

    Islam: Umayyad Empire - Dome of the Rock Built in Jerusalem

    Oldest extant Muslim monument by Caliph Abd al- Malik
  • Apr 18, 732

    Islam: Umayyad Empire - Battle of Tours

    A war between forces under the Frankish leader Charles Martel and a massive invading Islamic army led by Emir Abdul Rahman Al Ghafiqi Abd al Rahman, near the city of Tours, France.
  • Apr 18, 762

    Islam: The Abbasid Empire - Baghdad becomes new capitiol of Islamic empire

    The caliph Al-Mansur commissioned the construction of the city, and it was built. Mansur believed that Baghdad was the perfect city to be the capital of the Islamic empire under the Abbasids.
  • Apr 18, 763

    France: Diplomatic Relations with Harun Al Rashid

  • Period: Apr 18, 800 to Apr 18, 924

    The Carolingian Empire

    Charlemagne and the Renaissance
    Agreement with Byzantine Empire to recognize Charlemagne
  • Apr 18, 845

    France: Charles the fat lets the Vikings Sack Paris

    The Vikings sack france in a very barbaric way.