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Middle Age

By Silviagm123
  • 476

    Roman empire falls

    Romulus Augustulus, the last emperor of Rome, was deposed in 476 AD when a Germanic warlord from an unknown tribe invaded Italy and took control of the peninsula. This act marked the end of the Western Roman Empire. Odoacer ruled as king of Italy between 476 and 493.
  • Apr 27, 711

    Muslim Spain: Cradle of a Flourishing Culture

    Muslim Spain: Cradle of a Flourishing Culture
    Other than the linguistic changes that were introduced in Spain, Muslims brought innumerable cultural innovations. Alchemy, which is the origin of our chemistry, is just one of them. Other examples include algebra, the use of Arabic numerals, the concept of zero, the game of chess, and the Aristotelian philosophy.

  • (1793–1808) Wars of the French Revolution.

    (1793–1808) Wars of the French Revolution.
    On September 5, 1793, a group of Parisian radicals petitioned the National Convention to place “terror on the order of the day.”