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Citizens in Rome reach a level of material comfort not reattained until the 18th century (according to Edward Gibbon)
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Emperor Caracalla grants citizenship to all residents on the Empire, seen as the apogee of the Roman Empire
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an Egyptian hermit who's life comes to us through the hagiography written by Athanasius.
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Anchorite, Roman soldier, brought Egyptian Christian monasticism to Gaul and possibly influenced Celtic monasticism.
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Established a monastic community of both men and women in Bethlehem, wrote hagiographies of other hermits.
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Born in Thagaste in Roman North Africa to a citizen father of modest means. Christian mother was highly influential
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St. Augustine dies at age 75 in Hippo-Regius, Numidia (present day Algeria), as Bishop of Hippo.
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Earliest date for events of Beowulf, not date of composition
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Emporer Romulus Augustulus deposed by Odoacer
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Exact month and day unknown. Boethius is consul of Ostrogoth Rome, has favor with the Ostrogoth king Odoacer
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Exact date unknown. Boethius is executed in present day Pavia, Italy. He is later declared a martyr by the Catholic Church. In the final days of his imprisonment he composes his "Consolation of Philosophy".
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Two waves of iconoclasm, destroyed many priceless works of art. Eventual victory of the iconodules, icons are once again accepted.
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Exact day and month are unknown. Died in the monastery of Monte Casino.
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Exact month and day are unknown. Born in Mecca, orphaned at an early age
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Exact day and month are unknown, but the vision occurred during the holy month of Ramadan.
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Month and day unknown. This marks the year 1 in the Islamic calender, which is based on the lunar cycle
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A schism forms after his death concerning who the rightful heir to lead the Muslim comunity. Regarded by Muslims as the last Prophet in a long line starting with Abraham. Formed a tribal nomadic society into an integrated and powerful Muslim state over the course of his life. By the 8th century Muslim lands stretch from Spain, across North Africa and Western Asia, and into Northern India.
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Started by Leo III, possibly after military reversals at the hands of Muslim forces.
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Influential member of Carolingian court, played a role in the Caraolingian 'Renaissance"
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Empire stretches from Central Asia, the West Asia, North Africa, and the Iberian Peninsula
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Romanesque art and architecture was no deliberate attempt to mimic imperial design, but rather shows the staying power and influence of the Roman Empire centuries after its fall in the West
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Byzantine Empire never fully recovers from this massive defeat. Loses much of its eastern territory.
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Crusaders sack the city, massacring Muslims and Jews alike
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Philosopher and writer, sought to intergrate and reconcile Islam with Greek philosophy
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Construction of the massive edifice took 19 years
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The Lais of Marie de France date from about this time
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Born in Florence
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Dante's association with the White Guelph faction lead to his exile. He never returns.
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Writes the Inferno, Purgatorio, and Paradiso before his death.
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Augustine is baptized by Ambrose, Bishop of Rome, during Easter Vigil. Exact day and month are unknown
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Exact date unknown. Born Anicius Manlius Severinus Boëthius.
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Exact date is unknown, but born in Nursia (present day Umbria, Italy). Established monastic orders with strict rules, creating the environment necessary for the preservation of many works of classical literature.
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Massive defeat for the Wester Roman Empire, never fully recovers
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Regula establishes systemized rules for monasticism.
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Earliest date for Beowulf to be written. Surviving manuscript dates from the 11th century.
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First transcription of Beowulf thought to date from this time, surviving transcription dates from the 11th century.
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Instigated by Emporer Leo V, ended by Empress Theodora.
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Persian physician and Aristotelian philoosopher.
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Emperor Theodosius establishes Christianity as the state religion of the Empire
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Seperate from Western Roman Empire after death of Theodosius I, last emporer to rule over entire Roman Empire. Spans over a thousand years, but reaches its height in the 6th century CE under the rule of Justinian. Mortally weakened after the sack of Constantinople in 1204, and finally succumbs to Ottoman seige in 1453. Considered itself to be the continuation of the Roman Empire in the East, not a distinct successor state.
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Roman Statesman in the government of Theodoric, successor to Boethius as advisor to the Gothic king. Like Boethius, he worked to preserve Classical works and ideas.
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Syrian hermit, spent 37 years living in seclusion in a small platform atop a pillar
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Founder of cenobitic Christian monasticism. Was an ex-soldier in the Roman Empire, founded monasteries in Egypt, added obedience to the rules of chastity and poverty.