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476
Fall of the Roman Empire
Romulus Augustus is overthrown by Odoacer, german chieftan -
Period: 476 to Dec 31, 1300
The Dark Ages
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506
Clovis conversion
defeat Arain Visigoths at Battle of Vouille and become catholic -
Oct 5, 610
Heraclius becomes Emperor in Constantinople
Becomes king while the Persian Empire is attempting the takeover of Byzantine civilization and marks a beggining of Byzantinian history -
Jan 1, 1073
Tower of London
Many norman buildings were being built including the tower of london -
Oct 20, 1097
First Crusade
Jerusalem is re-taken from the muslims -
Jun 15, 1215
Magna Carta
Document that limited the power of the king of England and the beginning for constitutional governments -
May 18, 1291
Fall of the Acre
Marks the end of ther crusades after Acre,the last Christian city in the Near East is lost to the Turks. -
Charlemagne is crowned emperor
Charlemagne is crowned by the pope on christmas day and establishes schools in all bishoprics and monasteries under his control -
Charlemagne dies
His inheritance is divided among his own three sons who start a civil war and the Caroliginian empire falls apart -
Otto the Great is named emperor in Rome
Becomes emperor after defeating the hungarians and provides Germany with the power to resist invasion.
