After Christ.] C H R O N 
561 In a confpiracy againft Juftinian, November 5, Beli- 
farius, being mentioned by the confpiratjrs, is_ciii- 
graced, but is reftored the following year. 
565 Juftinian dies November 13, aged eighty-three. 
Agathias the hiltorian lived. 
567 Queen Fredegonde the cruel wifetoChilperic; died 590. 
568 The Lombards invited from Pannonia, by Narles, 
enter Italy and found a kingdom. 
569 Exarchs are fent to Ravenna, by the eaftern emperors, 
againft the Lombards. 
571 Gregory of Tours, furnamed the father of the French 
liHtory ; died 595. The cruel queen, Brunehaut, wife 
to Sigebert, king of Auftrafia 5 died 613. 
575 Uffa founds the fourth Saxon kingdom of Eaft Anglia. 
Tlie Lombards defeated by Mummol, general to 
Gontran king of Orleans. 
576 Colroes the Great is defeated by the emperor Juftin’s 
army, under Juftinian the Roman general. 
578 Juftin II. dies Oftober 5. 
580 Cofroes the Great is again defeated, and dies of grief. 
581 Latin ceafed to be fpoke about this time in Italy. 
582 Crida founds the kingdom of Mercia, being the 
feventh Saxon kingdom in Britain. Tiberius- Ii. dies 
Auguft 14. 
583 The Suevi, in Spain, conquered by the Vifigoths; 
which fmilhes their kingdom. 
589 Philippicus gains a complete victory over the Perfians. 
592 Ceaulin defeated and dethroned, in the battle of 
Wanborough, in Wilts, by Ceolric. 
593 Cohoes, being dethroned, is reliored by Mauricius ; 
dies in 627. 
597 Augultin, the monk, comes into England with forty 
monks, died in 605. 
601 Of the Julian period 5314. 
602 Mauricius is put to death by Phocas, on Friday, No¬ 
vember 23. 
604 Colroes defeats the Roman army. 
606 Here begins the power of the Popes, by the concef- 
fions of Phocas, emperor of the ealt. 
610 Phocas is put to death by Heraclius, on Monday, 
October 5. 
613 The French Mayres du Palais, frit introduced by 
Clotaire, as regents of the. kingdoms he united. 
614 The Perlians take Jerufalem, kill 90,000, and carry 
off the crofs of Chrift. 
615 The Perlians over-run Africa and take Alexandria. 
617 Edwin defeats and kills Ethelfrid, in the battle .of 
Retford. Cofroes refules peace to Heraclius, unlefs 
he would abandon Chriftianity, and adore the fun. 
621 Heraclius recovers himfelf againft the Perlians, and 
defeats them ever after. 
622 The Hegira of Mahomet, begins on Friday, July 16 ; 
he died in 632, aged fixty-three. 
625 Sain, the Periian general, defeated by Theodorus. 
627 Cofroes put to death, by his fon Siroes. 
632 The battle of Merga, in which the Saracens, under 
Abubecher, defeat the Perfians, onTuelday, June 16. 
633 Edwin king of Northumberland, killed in the battle 
of Hatfield, by Penda king of Mercia. 
634 Theodorus and Bahanes defeated by the Saracens, 
who take Damafcus, Auguft 23. 
637 Jerufalem is taken by the Saracens. 
640 Alexandria is taken by the Saracens, and the grand 
library there burnt. 
641 Heraclius dies March 11. Conftantine III. is poi- 
foned by Martina, his ftep-mother, June 22. 
643 Maurice, governor of Rome, revolts againft the em¬ 
peror, but is killed by Ifaac, ex-chancellor of Ravenna. 
644 Omar, caliph of the Saracens, is killed in the temple 
of Jerufalem, which he had made a mofque. 
645 Penda, king of Mercia, defeats Cenowalch, and keeps 
pofleflion of Weffex for three years. 
648 Cyprus taken by the Saracens, under Muavias. 
653 The Saracens take Rhodes, and cut to pieces the 
famous coloflus. 
O L O G Y. 555 
655 The battle of Leeds, in whichPenda, king of Mercia, 
is defeated and killed by Ofwy, king of Northum¬ 
berland. 
658 The Saracens obtain peace of the emperor Conftans, 
agreeing to pay him 100,000 crowns yearly. 
663 Grimoald, duke of Ben.eventum, takes pofilflion of 
the kingdom of Lombardy. 
668 Metius, the Armenian, ufurps the eaftern empire, 
upon Conftans being murdered in a bath at Syra- 
cule, July 15; Metius is foon defeated and killed, by 
Conftantine V. 
669 The Saracens ravage Sicily. 
673 Conftantinople belieg.ed by the Saracens, in vain, 
when their fleet was deftroyed with the Greek fire, by 
Caliinicus at Cyzicum. Callinicus, the mathema¬ 
tician, flourifhed. 
675 The Saracens attempt to land in Spain, but are de¬ 
feated by Wumba. 
680 The fourth general council of Conftantinople, fur- 
named inTrullo, began November 7, and continued 
till September 16 following. 
684 Egfrid, king of Northumberland, fends an army into 
Ireland, but is defeated. 
685 Conftantine V. died in September. 
686 Sulfex is fubdued by Cead,walla, and united to the 
kingdom of Weffex. 
688 Kent is fo wafted by the Weft Saxons, that it remains 
feeble during the remainder of the heptarchy. 
690 Pepin Heriftel defeats king Tlneri, and engrofles the 
power of the whole French monarchy ; he dies in 714. 
694 Juftinian II. is dethroned and banilhed by Leontius, 
who cuts off his nofe. 
697 Leontius is dethroned in September, by Abfimarus, 
who alfo cuts off his nofe. At this time lived the 
venerable Bede; he died in 735, aged feventy. 
701 Of the Julian period 5414. 
704 Juftinian is reftored, by the afliftance of Trebellus 
king of the Bulgarians. 
706 Juftinian defeats the Bulgarians. 
709 Ina, king of Weffex, publifhes about this time his 
laws of the Saxons. 
711 Juftinian II. is put to death by Philippicus, who fuc- 
ceeds him as emperor of the Eaft. 
713 The Saracens conquer Spain, under Muga, being 
brought in by count Julian ; they defeated and killed 
Roderic in an obftinate battle fought September 3. 
717 The Saracens beliege Conftantinople unluccefslully. 
Charles Martel defeats king Chiiperic. 
726 The controverfy about images, by the Iconoclafts, be¬ 
gins, and occaiions many infurredlions in the'eaftern 
empire. 1 
727 Ina, king of Weffex, begins the tax of Peter-pence for 
the fupport of a college at Rome. 
732 The Saracens defeated by Charles Martel, between 
Tours and Poiftiers, in October; he dies in 741, aged 50. 
736 Leo, the emperor of the Eaft, ddtroys all the images 
in his empire, and perfecutes the monks; dies of a 
cholic in 741. 
740 The duchy of Spoleto feized by the Lombards, and 
recovered by the pope. 
743 Fredegaire, the French hiftorian, lived about this 
time; alfo Pepin, maire du palais, of Neuftria, after¬ 
wards king of France. 
746 A dreadful peftilence over Europe and Afia for 
three years. 
748 The computing of years from the birth of Chrift, be¬ 
gan to be ufed in hiftories about this time. 
749 The race of Abbas become caliphs of the Saracens, 
and encourage learning. 
750 The Merovingian race in France ends. 
751 The fecond race of the French kings begins. 
752-The exarchs of Ravenna conquered by the Lom¬ 
bards, after having continued 183 years. 
756 The Saracens in Spain revolting from the houfe of 
Abbas, begin the kingdom of Corduba. 
762 The 
