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Middle Ages

By Teresamr10
  • 476

    Fall of the Western Roman Empire

    Fall of the Western Roman Empire
    The fall of Rome was completed in 476, when the German chieftain Odoacer dethroned Romulus Augustulus. The East continued as the Byzantine Empire through the European Middle Ages.
  • Period: Oct 14, 1066 to Oct 14, 1066

    Battle of Hastings

  • Period: Jan 1, 1095 to Jan 1, 1291

    Crusades

    The Crusades were organized by western European Christians after centuries of Muslim wars of expansion. Their primary objectives were to stop the expansion of Muslim states, to reclaim for Christianity the Holy Land in the Middle East, and to recapture territories that had formerly been Christian.