HISTORY AND BIOGRAPHY. 



211 



A.D. 



The Western Empire 



The Eastern Empire 



3OO 



4OO 



93. Honorius, Emperor. 



94. Theodosius master of the whole Roman 



world. 



95. Death of Theodosius. 



400. The Goths, under Alaric, overrun Italy. 

 9. Romans driven from Spain. 



10. Alaric sacks Rome. 



11. Roman legions recalled from Britain. 

 40. Leo I. (the Great) Bishop of Rome. 

 49. Landing of Anglo-Saxons in Britain. 



52. Attila invades Italy. 



53. Death of Attila. 



55. Genseric sacks Rome. 

 57. Hengist founds the kingdom of Kent. 

 72. The Visigoths conquer Spain. 

 76. Odoacer, King of Italy. 

 End of "Western Empire. 



76. Valens allows the Huns to settle in Thrace. 

 78. Constantinople threatened by the Goths. 

 95. Arcadius, Emperor of the East. 



The Huns invade the Eastern provinces. 



8. Theodosius II. 



28. Nestor, Patriarch of Constantinople. 



29. Vandals, under Genseric, invade Africa. 

 33. Attila, King of the Huns. 



39. The Vandals surprise Carthage. 



47. Attila ravages the empire and exacts tribute 



50. Marcian. 



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 65. Great fire at Constantinople. 



500 



600 



700 



86. The Franks in Gaul. 



89. The Ostrogoths in Italy. 



7. Kingdom of the Franks founded by Clovis. 

 39. Belisarius in Italy. 

 52. Ostrogoths expelled from Italy. 



96. The Lombards overrun Italy. 



28. Dagobert, King of France. 



56. Clovis II., King of France. 



62. Lombards defeat Constans II. in Italy. 



78. Cadwallader, last King of the Britons. 



97. Anefesto, Doge of Venice. 



11. Saracens invade Spain. 



14. Charles Martel, Duke of France. 



32. Battle of Tours. Saracens defeated by 



the Franks under Charles Martel. 

 52. Pepin the Short, King of France. 



68. Succeeded by his sons, Charlemagne and 

 Carloman. 



72-85. Charlemagne conquers the Saxons. 

 74. Charlemagne conquers the Lombards. 



87. The Danes in England. 



91-96. Charlemagne establishes the margravate 

 of Austria. 



2. The empire ravaged by the Persians. 

 29. The Justinian code published. 



81. The Slavonians in Thrace. 



12. Mahomet spreads his doctrines. 



14. Persians ravage Syria and Palestine. 



22. The Hegira. 



40. The Saracens invade Egypt. 



73. Siege of Constantinople. 



97. Saracens conquer Northern Africa. 



20. The Saracens defeated at Constantinople. 

 30. Iconoclasts burn and destroy works of art. 



800 



800. Charlemagne crowned Emperor of the 

 West by Pope Leo III. 



Haroun al Raschid, Caliph of Arabia. 



