Humanities Timeline

(Germanic Triibes and Early Christian) Tacitus' Germania

100

Tacitus was the only Roman who wrote a lot about Germanic tribes, and he tried to tell Romans that the Germanic tribes were stronger than the Romans.

(Germanic Tribes and Early Christian) Edict of Milan

313

A proclamation that permanently established religious toleration for Christianity within the Roman Empire.

(Germanic Tribes and Early Christian) Nicaean Creed

325

It is a profession of faith widely used in Christian liturgy.

(Germanic Tribes and Early Christian) The Sacking of Rome by Alaric

410

The city was attacked by the Visigoths led by King Alaric.

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

413

The double Theodosian Walls located about 2 km to the west of the old Constantinian Wall, were erected during the reign of Emperor Theodosius II

(Islam) Dome of the Rock built in Jerusalem

458

It is a shrine located on the Temple Mount in the Old City of Jerusalem.

(France) The Merovingian Dynasty

Period: 481 to Dec 25, 750

It was a Salian Frankish dynasty that ruled the Franks for nearly 300 years in a region known as Francia in Latin

(France) The Salic Law

500

It was the ancient Salian Frankish civil law code compiled by the first Frankish King, Clovis.

(France) Reign of Clovis

511

He was the first king of the Franks to unite all of the Frankish tribes under one ruler, changing the form of leadership from a group of royal chieftains to rule by a single king and ensuring that the kingship was passed down to his heirs.

(Byzantine Empire) Justinian becomes Emperor of the Byzantine Empire

527

During his reign, Justinian sought to revive the empire's greatness and reconquer the lost western half of the historical Roman Empire.

(Byzantine Empire) Nika Revolt

532

A riot broke out when Justinian refused to pardon two young killers.

(France) Gregory of Tours

573

Gregory was in Tours ti seek a cure at the tomb of Saint Martin for a mysterious sickness he had contracted, Gregory was asked by the people to stay and become their bishop as had many of his ancestors had done.

(Islam) Muhammed leaves Mecca for Medina / Foundation of Islam

Dec 24, 622

Muhammad migrated to Medina in 622, where he had many followers who agreed to help and assist him.

(Islam) Muhammed conquers Mecca

Dec 11, 629

This is the historical event when Mecca was capitulated for and conquered by Muslims

(Islam) Ali is murdered, creating Sunni/Shia split

Jan 27, 661

He was wounded by ibn Muljam's poison-coated sword while prostrating in the Fajr prayer.

(Islam) Umayyad Empire

Period: Dec 24, 661 to Dec 25, 750

It was the second of the four major Arab caliphates established after the death of Muhammad.

(England) Anglo-Saxon Invasion

Dec 24, 700

The Anglo-Saxon settlement developed from the invasion and mass-migration of people from the Germanic coastlands, largely displacing the native people

(France) The Battle of Tours and Charles Martel

Oct 10, 732

It was fought on October 10, 732 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.

(England) The Venerable Bead's Writing

Dec 24, 735

He is widely regarded as the greatest of all the Anglo-Saxon scholars.

(Islam) The Abbasid Empire

Period: Dec 24, 750 to Dec 25, 1517

It was the third of the Islamic caliphates to succeed the Islamic prophet Muhammad.

(France) Pepin the Short

Sep 24, 768

He was the King of the Franks from 751 until his death. He was the first of the Carolingians to become king.

(France) The Carolingian Dynasty

Period: Dec 24, 800 to Dec 25, 924

It was the final stage in the history of the early medieval realm of the Franks, ruled by the Carolingian dynasty.

(France) Charlemagne is crowned by pope

Dec 25, 800

Pope Leo III crowned the Frankish king, Charlemagne, Emperor of the Romans on Christmas Day, 800 in St. Peter's Basilica in Rome, making him the most powerful ruler of his time.

(England) Alfred the Great

Dec 24, 899

Alfred successfully defended his kingdom against the Viking attempt at conquest, and by the time of his death had become the dominant ruler in England.

(Germanic Tribes and Early Christian) Beowulf

Dec 24, 1000

A heroic poem on a Scandinavian prince. Reflection of Germanic culture.

(Islam) Seljuk Dynasty

Period: Dec 24, 1037 to Dec 25, 1194

It was a medieval Turko-Persian[12] Sunni Muslim empire, originating from the Qynyq branch of Oghuz Turks.

(Byzantine Empire) Schism between Greek Orthodox and Roman Catholic

Dec 24, 1054

It is the break of communion between what are now the Eastern Orthodox and Catholic Churches, which began in the 11th century and continues to the present day.

(Byzantine Empire) Schism between Greek orthodox and Roman Catholic

Dec 24, 1054

was the capture of the capital of the Eastern Roman (Byzantine) Empire by an invading army of the Ottoman Empire on 29 May 1453.

(Middle Ages) Pope Urban's speech at Council of Clermont

Dec 24, 1095

1. Trade routes
2. Need to give soldiers something to do
3. Protect pilgrims 4, Reunite East and West
4. Attention

(Middle Ages) Christians take Jerusalem in first crusade

Dec 24, 1099

The climax of the First Crusade, the successful siege saw the Crusaders seize the city from the Fatimid Caliphate and laid the foundations for the Kingdom of Jerusalem.

(England) Norman Invasion of England

Dec 24, 1100

The Norman conquest of England was the 11th century invasion and occupation of England by an army of Norman, Breton, and French soldiers led by Duke William II of Normandy, later styled as William the Conqueror.

(Middle Ages) Third crusade

Period: Dec 24, 1189 to Dec 25, 1192

It was an attempt by European leaders to reconquer the Holy Land from Saladin

(Germanic Tribes and Early Christian) Prose Edda

Dec 24, 1200

Thor is a manic and ruthless deity controversial to the peaceful Jesus.

(Middle Ages) Fourth Crusade

Period: Dec 24, 1202 to Dec 25, 1204

It was a Western European armed expedition called by Pope Innocent III, originally intended to conquer Muslim-controlled Jerusalem by means of an invasion through Egypt.

(Middle Ages) Children's Crusade

Dec 24, 1212

The Children's Crusade is the name given to a disastrous Crusade by European Christians to expel Muslims from the Holy Land said to have taken place in 1212.

(Middle Ages) Fifth Crusade

Period: Dec 24, 1213 to Dec 25, 1221

It was an attempt by Western Europeans to reacquire Jerusalem and the rest of the Holy Land by first conquering the powerful Ayyubid state in Egypt.

(Middle Ages) Sixth crusade

Period: Dec 24, 1228 to Dec 25, 1244

The Sixth Crusade started in 1228 as an attempt to regain Jerusalem. It began seven years after the failure of the Fifth Crusade and involved very little actual fighting.

(Middle Ages) Eighth Crusade

Dec 24, 1270

The Eighth Crusade was a crusade launched by Louis IX of France against the city of Tunis in 1270.

(Middle Ages) Ninth Crusade

Period: Dec 24, 1271 to Dec 25, 1272

It is commonly considered to be the last major medieval Crusade to the Holy Land.

Ibn Battuta left on pilgrimage to Mecca

Dec 24, 1325

Ibn Battuta set out from Tangier, a city in northern Morocco, in 1325, on a pilgrimage to Mecca, some 3,000 miles (over 4,800 km) to the East.

(Middle Ages) Ottoman Empire takes Constantinople

May 29, 1453

It was the capture of the capital of the Eastern Roman (Byzantine) Empire by an invading army of the Ottoman Empire on 29 May 1453.

(England) The House of Wessex

Dec 24, 1978

The House of Wessex, also known as the House of Cerdic (Cerdicingas in Old English), refers to the family that initially ruled a kingdom in southwest England known as Wessex, from the 6th century under Cerdic of Wessex until the unification of the Kingdoms of England.