Middle Ages Timeline

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  • 476

    Romulous Augustus

    Romulous Augustus
    Disposed by Odoacer (barbarian). Start of the Dark Ages. The term "dark" was used to denote that there was little known about this period.
  • 500

    St. Benedict

    St. Benedict
    Founder of Christian movement toward monasticism.
  • 533

    Justinian Rebuilds the Roman Empire

    Justinian Rebuilds the Roman Empire
    Roman Emperor, Justinian tries to recreate Rome pre-fall.
  • 541

    Justinian's Plague

    Justinian's Plague
    Starts and kills 40% of Constantinople. Bubonic Plague dissapears by 8th century.
  • Jan 1, 637

    Battle of Qadisiya

    Battle of Qadisiya
    Iranian Sassanians defeated by Arab Muslims.
  • Jan 1, 732

    Battle of Tours

    Battle of Tours
    Muslim army stopped by Charles Martel
  • Jan 1, 1099

    First Crusade

    First Crusade
    Jerusalem captured.
  • Jan 1, 1224

    Medieval Inquisition

    Medieval Inquisition
    Lombardy enacted the death sentence due to heresy.
  • Jan 1, 1347

    Black Plague

    Black Plague
    Europeans bring this disease with them, killing 1/2 or 1/3 (historians believe) of the population by 1350.

  • Battle of Vouille

    Battle of Vouille
    The Franks fight and defeat the Visigoths, killing King Alaric II.