#Middle ages dates code#

The Kingdom of the Lombards is founded in Italy. Gothic War in Italy as a part of Justinian's Reconquest.īyzantines retook Italy but crippled the Byzantine economy and left Italy unable to cope against the oncoming Lombards.Ĭonstructed an abbey which helped convert the Picts to Christianity until it was destroyed and raided by the Vikings in 794. Vandal kingdom ends and the Reconquest of North Africa is completed. īyzantines, under Belisarius, retake North Africa from the Vandals. Nearly half the city being burned or destroyed and tens of thousands of people killed. The first of twelve monasteries founded by Saint Benedict, beginning the Order of Saint Benedict. This compiled centuries of legal writings and imperial pronouncements into three parts of one body of law.īenedict of Nursia founds monastery at Monte Cassino.

#Middle ages dates code#

Justinian I publishes the Code of Civil Law. Justinian is best remembered for his Code of Civil Law (529), and expansion of imperial territory retaking Rome from the Ostrogoths. Justinian I becomes Eastern Roman Emperor. This initiated the Anno Domini era, used for the Gregorian and Julian calendars.

ĭionysius Exiguus publishes the Dionysius Exiguus' Easter table. It has been described as the single most important and influential work in the West on Medieval and early Renaissance Christianity. The Franks under Clovis defeat the Visigoths in the Battle of Vouillé.īoethius writes his Consolation of Philosophy Chiefly known today for the supposed involvement of King Arthur but because of the limited number of sources, there is no certainty about the date, location, or details of the fighting. The West Saxon advance is halted by Britons in England. Significant cultural exchange between the Maya of Tikal and the citizens of Teotihuacan. The Ostrogothic Kingdom ruled Italy from 493 to 553. Theodoric the Great killed Odoacer at a banquet after the Siege of Ravenna (490–493). Odoacer deposes the Roman Emperor Romulus AugustulusĬonsidered by some historians to be the starting point of the Middle Ages.ĭeath of Julius Nepos, last Roman Emperor to be recognized as such by the Roman Senate and the Eastern court Īnother decisive event in the Fall of Rome and held by some historians to mark the 'end of the Roman Empire'. Rome is sacked by Genseric, King of the Vandals. Ĭonfirmed the original Nicene Creed, and condemned the teachings of Nestorius, Patriarch of Constantinople, that led to his exile and separation with the Church of the East.

Rome is sacked by Alaric, King of the Visigothsĭecisive event in the decline of the Western Roman Empire. The Christian Gospel is translated into Latin. Highland Maya fall to the lowland city of Teotihuacanīegins the decline of Maya culture and language in some parts of the highlands. See also: 5th century and 6th century Year