History 1111 Timeline
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Updated: 7 Oct 2018
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Created byKirsten Alden
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The Frankish king Clovis converts to ChristianityAnglo-Saxons gradually take over BritainByzantine Empire conquers the Vandal kingdom in North AfricaChristian missionaries dispatched from Rome arrive in BritainArab Muslims defeat the Byzantine army at the Battle of YarmoukByzantine Empire begins to lose control of the Balkans to Avars, Bulgars, and SlavsMuslims from North Africa conquer Spain, end of the Visigothic kingdomLeo III becomes Byzantine emperor. Under his rule, the Iconoclast Controversy begins.King Charles Martel of the Franks defeats a Muslim invasion of the kingdom at the Battle of ToursThe Byzantine city of Ravenna falls to the Lombards; Pepin the Short of the Franks deposes the last Merovingian king and becomes king of the Franks; King Pepin will later conquer Central Italy and donate it to the popeDuke of Naples ceases to acknowledge the authority of the Byzantine emperorEffective control of the city of Rome passes from Byzantium to the papacyCharlemagne crushes a Saxon rebellionSecond Council of Nicaea authorizes the use of icons in worshipViking raids beginCharlemagne crowned Roman emperor by Pope Leo IIIAbbasid caliph Al-Mamun founds the House of Wisdom in BaghdadIn the Treaty of Verdun, Charlemagne’s three sons, Lothar, Louis, and Charles the Bald, divide his empire among themselvesFinal resolution of the Iconoclast Controversy under EmpressMuslim raiders from Aghlabid North Africa sack the city of RomeCyril and Methodius preach Christianity to the Slavic peoplesConversion of the Bulgars to ChristianityBasil I murders the reigning Byzantine emperor and seizes control of the EmpireDefeated by the Pechenegs, the Magyars begin moving into Central EuropeVladimir, Grand Prince of Kiev, converts to ChristianityOtto the Great, king of East Francia, defeats the Magyars in battleRoman army abandons BritainThe general Odavacar deposes last Western Roman EmperorPeriods
Byzantine Empire conquers the Ostrogothic kingdom in ItalyHeraclius is Byzantine emperorArabs lay siege to Constantinople but are unsuccessfulArabs lay siege to Constantinople but are unsuccessfulThe Carolingian RenaissanceMacedonian RenaissanceAlfred the Great is king of England. He defeats Norse raiders and creates a consolidated kingdom.Basil II is Byzantine Emperor
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