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146
Punic wars
During 264 B.C to 146 B.C the biggest war took place, for its time. The war was between Rome and Carthage. The main cause of the Punic Wars was the conflict of interests between the existing Carthaginian Empire and the expanding Roman Republic. -
476
Fall of Rome
Rome fell for a number of reasons, One christianity weekend the the authority of Rome since it was a christian law to not pay tribute to any other god, and the king considered himself a god. It was also the wars taking place on all sides of Rome. Rome had to deal with opposing forces outside and inside. -
Period: 476 to Jan 1, 1300
Dark Ages
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Jan 1, 750
Blackdeath
One of the most devastating pandemics of human history. It is said to have started in China and have traveled down the silk road. -
Jan 1, 753
Carolingian dynasty
The Carolingian dynasty, as the successors to Charles Martel are known, officially took control of the kingdoms of Austrasia and Neustria in a coup of 753 led by Pippin 3. -
Jan 1, 1095
Crusades
The crusades were holy wars or armed pilgrimages intended to recover Jerusalem from Muslim control. The first crusade was preached by Pope Urban the 2nd at the Council of Clermont. -
Jan 1, 1200
Age of Exploration
The age of exploration was the time of scientific and technology advances. The compass, spectacles, astrolobe, canon, and gunpowder were some of the inventions created during this time. -
Jan 1, 1305
Avignon Papacy
The Avignon Papacy is the time when 7 popes rose up. Conflict between the 7 caused many problems. The conflict between the 7 effected a lot of Rome and Europe. -
Jan 1, 1337
Hundred Year war
The Hundred Years' War was a conflict between France and England lasting 116 years, from 1337 to 1453. It was fought primarily over claims by the English kings to the French throne and was punctuated by several brief and two extended periods of peace before it finally ended in the expulsion of the English from France. -
Jan 1, 1500
The fall of East and central Europe
East and central Europe were conqured by two empires, the Ottoman and the Byzantine. -
Break up of the Carolingian empire
Louis was the last complete ruler, numerous civil wars occur dugin the end of Louis's rule. The civil wars were between father and sons and others sons to reach a just division of the empire.