TIMELINE of Events | Significant to Christianity

A.D. 410 The VisigothsThe western branch of the GermanicReferring to an Indo-European ethnic group of people originating in northern Europe. The Roman Empire bordered on Germanic lands for centuries and the two groups of people frequently fought each other. As the Roman Empire weakened, Germanic tribes migrated further... more Goths who sacked Rome. They were later granted foederati (allied) status by the Western Roman Empire(27 B.C.) After a period of unrest and competing generals jockeying for power, Octavian, the adopted son of Julius Caesar, becomes the first official Emperor of Rome, being known as Augustus. Octavian’s rule initiated an approximately 200 year period of... more, and they established a kingdom in southern France. They proved to be unreliable allies, and their Arian Christianity... more sack Rome, no longer the capital…
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fl. 410–420

Pelagius

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A.D. 420

Jin Empire Ends

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A.D. 430

Council in Alexandria

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A.D. 431

Council of Ephesus

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A.D. 449

Second Council of Ephesus

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A.D. 449

Robber Council

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A.D. 451

Council of Chalcedon

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Died A.D. 454

Dioscorus of Alexandria

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Died A.D. 10 Nov 461

Leo the Great

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c. A.D. 466–511

Clovis

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A.D. 475

First Council of Lyon

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A.D. 477–524

Boethius

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A.D. 480

Western Roman Empire Ends

A.D. 480 The Western Roman Empire(27 B.C.) After a period of unrest and competing generals jockeying for power, Octavian, the adopted son of Julius Caesar, becomes the first official Emperor of Rome, being known as Augustus. Octavian’s rule initiated an approximately 200 year period of... more officially ends after the…
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c. A.D. 2 Mar 480–21 Mar 547

Benedict

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A.D. 481–751

Merovingian Dynasty

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c. A.D. 482–565

Justinian

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A.D. 484-519

Acacian Schism

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fl. c. 500

Dionysius

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6th CENTURY

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c. A.D. 500–548

Theodora

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A.D. 550

Gupta Empire Ends

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A.D. 553

Second Council of Constantinople

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Died A.D. 555

Vigilius

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c. A.D. 560–636

Isidore of Seville

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c. A.D. 570–632

Muhammad

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c. A.D. 580–662

Maximus the Confessor

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A.D. 581

Sui Empire (China)

A.D. 581 The Sui Dynasty rises and reunites China under its imperial rule. Please share if you found this post informative.

A.D. 589

Third Council of Toledo

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A.D. 592

Council of Orange

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7th CENTURY

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died A.D. 12 Mar 604

Gregory the Great

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A.D. 632

Rashidun Caliphate

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A.D. 651

Sassanid Empire Ends

A.D. 224–651 After losing a catastrophic war with the Eastern Roman Empire(27 B.C.) After a period of unrest and competing generals jockeying for power, Octavian, the adopted son of Julius Caesar, becomes the first official Emperor of Rome, being known as Augustus. Octavian’s rule initiated an approximately 200 year period…
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A.D. 651

Umayyad Caliphate

A.D. 651 The Umayyad Caliphate(A.D. 661) The Umayyad Caliphate(A.D. 661) The Umayyad Caliphate begins, extending its territory to include the whole of North Africa, the Iberian Peninsula, and the Indus Valley region. more begins, extending its territory to include the whole of North Africa, the Iberian Peninsula, and the Indus Valley region. more begins, extending its territory to include the whole of North Africa, the Iberian Peninsula, and the Indus Valley region. Please share…
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c. A.D. 673–735

Bede

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A.D. 618

Tang Empire (China)

A.D. 618–907 The Sui Dynasty collapses after overextending itself through ambitious military campaigns and infrastructure projects. After a brief civil war, the Tang Dynasty assumes control of Imperial China and would lead it into a golden age. Please share if you found this post informative.

A.D. 681

Third Council of Constantinople duel nature of Christ

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c. A.D. 688–741

Martel

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8th CENTURY

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c. A.D. 714–768

Pepin

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A.D. 732

Battle of Tours

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c. A.D. 735–804

Alcuin

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A.D. 737

Charles Martel becomes King

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c. A.D. 742–814

Charlemagne

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A.D. 750

Abbasid Caliphate

Qcjm: testing iconA Greek word for “image” that is used to describe images of Jesus(c. 4 B.C.–A.D. 30-33) Also known as Jesus of Nazareth, Jesus Christ, the Messiah, and Savior of the World. He is the founding figure of Christianity and accepted by Christians as the Son of God in the flesh. He taught... more, saintsIs a term used in the New Testament for Christian believers. In Roman Catholicism it refers to officially canonized, deceased holy men and women who can intercede with God on behalf of ordinary men and women and whose ascension to... more, and angels that are venerated by Eastern Orthodox and Roman Catholics. more in content Please share if you found this post informative.

A.D. 750–887

Carolingian Dynasty

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A.D. 768

Charlemagne becomes King

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A.D. 787

Second Council of Nicaea & Veneration of icons

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A.D. 793

Viking Age

A.D. 793 Viking AgeA.D. 793 Viking AgeA.D. 793 Viking Age begins during which the Norse people from Scandinavia explore, trade, settle, and conquer territories throughout Europe, ultimately exerting an extremely disruptive influence throughout the region. more begins during which the Norse people from Scandinavia explore, trade, settle, and conquer territories throughout Europe, ultimately exerting an extremely disruptive influence throughout the region. more begins during which the Norse people from Scandinavia explore, trade, settle, and conquer territories throughout Europe, ultimately…
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A.D. 786–1258

Islamic Golden Age

A.D. 800

Charlemagne Crowned Emperor

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9th CENTURY

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c. A.D. 800–867

Nicholas I

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c. A.D. 810–893

Photius I

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A.D. 815–885

Methodius

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c. A.D. 826–869

Cyril of Thessalonica

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c. A.D. 847–899

Alfred the Great

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A.D. 882

Kievan Rus

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Died. A.D. 885

Adrian III

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10th CENTURY

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A.D. 907

Tang Empire Ends

A.D. 618–907 The Tang Dynasty in China falls to a rebellion after a long struggle against the tendency of regional generals to assume ever greater amounts of autonomyA term that literally means to give yourself the lawIs a fundamental concept of Luthernism and is contrasted by Luther with the Gospel. For Luther, the law consists of God’s commands regarding how one should live which no one can fully obey. Consequently, the law functions to condemn and... more. This idea was central to Kant’s moral theory that reason gives itself the…
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c. A.D. 950–1250

Medieval Warm Period

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c. A.D. 956–1015

Vladimir I

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A.D. 962

Holy Roman Empire

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c. A.D. 965–1040

Alhacen

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c. A.D. 980–1037

Avicenna

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c. A.D. 1000

High Middle Ages

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c. A.D. 1000

Gunpowder Developed

c. A.D. 1000 The Chinese discover gunpowder. Please share if you found this post informative.

11th CENTURY

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c. A.D. 1000–1059

Cerularius

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c. A.D. 1000–1061

Humbert

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A.D. 1002–1054

Leo IX

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c. A.D. 1015–1085

Gregory VII

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c. A.D. 1033–1109

Anselm

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c. A.D. 1035–1099

Urban II

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A.D. 1037

Seljuk Turk Empire

A.D. 1037 The Seljuk Turks establish an empire which displaces the political power of the Abbasid Caliphate(A.D. 750) The Abbasid Caliphate(A.D. 750) The Abbasid Caliphate begins, which loses control of territory in Iberia and the western portion of North Africa but extends control into Sicily and Crete. The Abbasid Caliphate also founded the city of Baghdad as its capital and... more begins, which loses control of territory in Iberia and the western portion of North Africa but extends control into Sicily and Crete. The Abbasid Caliphate(A.D. 750) The Abbasid Caliphate begins, which loses control of territory in Iberia and the western portion of North Africa but extends control into Sicily and Crete. The Abbasid Caliphate also founded the city of Baghdad as its capital and... more also founded the city…
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A.D. 1040

Movable Type Developed

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A.D. 1040–1105

Rashi

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A.D. 1054

Great Divorce Eastern & Western Church

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A.D. 1066

Normans Conquer England

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