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325
Council of Nicaea
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330
Constantinople Founded
Constantine founds Constantinople as the "New Rome" -
Period: 330 to 379
Life of Basil the Great
Basil the Great, an Eastern monk and theologian, created the rule that many Eastern Orthodox monks still use. He also wrote extensively on Creation. -
340
Arianism spreads among Germanic Tribes
Ulfilas converted to Arian Christianity. He takes it to the Germanic tribes, gives them an alphabet, and translates the Bible into their language. Most of the Germanic tribes became Arian Christians -
Period: 345 to 407
Life of John Chrysostom
A famous preacher and bishop of Constantinople known as "Golden Mouthed", Chrysostom was known for preaching verse by verse through Scripture, criticizing the wealth and luxury of Byzantine society, and writing much of the liturgy still used by Eastern Orthodox churches today. -
Period: 354 to 430
Life of Augustine of Hippo
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Period: 361 to 363
Reign of Julian the Apostate
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Period: 379 to 396
Rein of Theodosius
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Period: 389 to 461
Life of Patrick
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Period: 411 to 456
Supposed Life of Merovech
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Period: 440 to 461
Papacy of Leo the Great
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476
The Western Empire Falls
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Period: 480 to 550
Life of Benedict
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Period: 480 to 525
Life of Boethius
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490
Clovis I Converts to Christianity
Clovis I, the Merovingian Frankish king, after conquering much territory in the former Gaul, marries a Christian and converts. -
Period: 493 to 526
Theodoric overthrows Odovacar and Rules "Italy"
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Period: 521 to 597
Life of Columba
Columba , an Irish monk based in Ionia, spreads the faith to Scotland -
Period: 527 to 565
Reign of Justinian
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532
Nika Riots in Constantinople
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Period: 533 to 562
Byzantine Empire Reconquers Much of the West
The general Belisarius leads the reconquest of North Africa from the Vandals and parts of Italy from the Ostrogoths -
Period: 540 to 615
Life of Columban
Columban, an Irish monk, travels to the continent and spreads Irish monastic tradition through Western Europe. -
Period: 547 to 613
Life of Brunhilda
The queen of a Merovingian king, she controlled the Frankish Empire for a generation. -
570
Muhammad is Born in Mecca
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Period: 590 to 604
Papacy of Gregory the Great
A famous pope who set many of the doctrines and traditions of the medieval church in the West. He is known for caring for peasants and sending missionaries to England to convert the Anglo-Saxons in England as well as personally converting the Lombards from Arianism. -
622
The Hijra
Muhammad flees with his followers from Mecca to Medina. -
630
Muslims control Mecca
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632
Muhammad Dies in Medina
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637
Muslim Conquest of the Levant
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647
Muslims Complete Conquest of North Africa
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Period: 650 to 651
Muslim Conquest of Mesopotamia and Official Quran Established
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Period: 680 to 750
Umayyad Caliphate
From a base in Egypt, the Umayyad family establishes a Caliphate that pushes against the Byzantine's. Followers of Ali and his family resist this becoming Shiite Muslims. -
Period: 688 to 741
Life of Charles Martel
As Mayor of the Palace, Charles Martel, effectively controlled the Frankish Empire -
720
Muslims Conquer Spain
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Period: 726 to 787
Iconoclast Controversy
The Iconoclast controversy rages in the Byzantine Empire. The last ecumenical council, Nicaea II, declares in favor of icons. -
732
Battle of Tours
Charles Martel leads the victory against the Muslims, stopping the Muslim advance into Western Europe. -
751
Pepin the Younger becomes King of the Franks
Pepin, son of Charles Martel, becomes the first Carolingian king of the Franks.