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476
Western Emperor
deposed by a Gothic King. -
Period: 476 to
middle ages
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527
The greatest Byzantine ruler
emperor from 527-565, who rebuilt Hagia Sophia and, influenced by his wife Theodora, instituted many reforms improving the status of women. -
Oct 5, 622
decline of the East
began with the first Muslim invasions in 622 -
Dec 24, 742
Charles the Great (742-814),
crowned emperor of the Romans on Christmas Day -
Jan 1, 774
Charlemagne waged war
war with the Saxons from 774-804. At one point, he threatened that he would kill all of the Saxons unless they became Christians. -
Charlemagne
Pepin the Short dies; Charles (Charlemagne) succeeds -
astronomy
A school of astronomy established in Baghdad -
Kenneth MacAlpin
Kenneth MacAlpin unites Scots and Picts, founding the medieval kingdom of Scotland -
Toltec kingdom
Approximate date for the establishment of the Toltec kingdom in Mexico -
Louis the Pious dies
Louis the Pious dies; Civil war in Frankish kingdom between his sons
