Humanities Timeline

  • 753 BCE

    empire begins

    the Rome empire begun at 753BC
  • Period: 50 BCE to 1453

    Rome

  • 44 BCE

    Julius Caesar death

    Julius Caesar died at BC 3,15,44 he died by assassination.
  • 117

    Rome at the greatest extent

    The Roman Empire in AD 117, at its greatest extent at the time of Trajan's death
  • 293

    rule of Diocletian

    the rule of the Diocletian
  • 306

    Rule of Constantine

    also known as Constantine was a Roman Emperor who ruled between 306 and 337 AD.
  • 306

    Legalization of Christianity

    During the reign of the Roman Emperor Constantine the Great (AD 306–337), Christianity began to transition to the dominant religion of the Roman Empire.
  • 330

    split of roman empire and move to Constantinople

    The founder of the Byzantine Empire and its first emperor, Constantine the Great, moved the capital of the Roman Empire to the city of Byzantium in 330 CE
  • 387

    First sack of rome

    The Gauls. The story of the first sack of Rome is steeped in myth and legend, but it most likely began when the young city became embroiled in a conflict with a band of Gallic Celts led by the warlord Brennus. On July 18, 387 B.C., the two sides met in battle along the banks of the River Allia.
  • 476

    End of western empire

    In 476 C.E. Romulus, the last of the Roman emperors in the west, was overthrown by the Germanic leader Odoacer, who became the first Barbarian to rule in Rome. The order that the Roman Empire had brought to western Europe for 1000 years was no more.
  • Period: 476 to 1453

    Middle Age

    The Middle age started at 476 AD and ended at 1453 AD
  • 527

    reign of Justinian

    As Justin became senile near the end of his reign, Justinian became the de facto ruler. Justinian was appointed consul in 521 and later commander of the army of the east. Upon Justin's death on 1 August 527, Justinian became the sole sovereign.
  • 632

    Muslims Conquer North Africa

    The Muslim conquest of the Maghreb continued the century of rapid Arab early Muslim conquest following the death of Mohammed in 632 AD.
  • Oct 10, 732

    The battle of tours

    The Battle of Tours (10 October 732 also called the Battle of Poitiers and, by Arab sources, the Battle of the Highway of the Martyrs marked the victory of the Frankish and Burgundian.
  • 742

    Rule of Charlemagne

    Charlemagne which is also known as Karl and Charles,was a medieval emperor who ruled much of Western Europe from 768 to 814.
  • 862

    Saints Cyril and Methodius

    Saints Cyril and Methodius. ... In 862
  • 1054

    The East-West Schism

    The East–West Schism, also called the Great Schism and the Schism of 1054, was the break of communion between what are now the Catholic Church and Eastern Orthodox churches
  • 1066

    Viking invasion

    Viking expansion is the process by which Norse explorers, traders and warriors, the latter known in modern scholarship as Vikings, sailed most of the North Atlantic.
  • 1096

    Crusade

    The Crusades were a series of religious wars between Christians and Muslims and the crusade was between 1096~1291
  • Jun 15, 1215

    Magna Carta

    Magna Carta is a charter of rights agreed to by King John of England at Runnymede, near Windsor, on 15 June 1215.
  • 1236

    Mongol Invasion

    Mongol invasions and conquests took place throughout the 13th century, resulting in the vast Mongol Empire, which by 1300 covered much of Asia and Eastern Europe.
  • 1296

    Architect Brunelleschi designs the dome for the Florence Cathedral

    It was begun in 1296 in the Gothic style to a design of Arnolfo di Cambio and was structurally completed by 1436.
  • Period: 1300 to

    Renaissance

    the renaissance is a period in the Europe history.
  • 1308

    Dante writes his epic poem the Divine Comedy

    The Divine Comedy is an Italian long narrative poem by Dante Alighieri, begun c and it started at 1308 and completed in 1320.
  • 1337

    The hundred year's war

    the hundred years war was 1337~1453 by the house of Plantagenet
  • Jan 17, 1337

    The Papacy return to Rome

    The most influential decision in the reign of Pope Gregory XI (1370–1378) was the return to Rome,
  • 1347

    Plague

    The plague is a serious bacterial infection that can be deadly.
  • Jul 6, 1415

    Jan Hus Dies

    Jan Hus Dies at July 6, 1415, Konstanz, Germany
  • 1439

    Johannes Gutenberg invented the printing press.

    Johannes Gutenberg invented the printing press around 1439
  • 1440

    The invention of printing press

    Johannes Gutenberg is usually cited as the inventor of the printing press.
  • May 29, 1453

    End of Eastern Empire

    On May 29, 1453, after an Ottoman army stormed Constantinople, Mehmed triumphantly entered the Hagia Sophia, which would soon be converted to the city's leading mosque. The fall of Constantinople marked the end of a glorious era for the Byzantine Empire.
  • 1469

    Lorenzo de Medici ascends to power in Florence

    Lorenzo de' Medici ruled Florence with his brother Giuliano from 1469 to 1478.
  • 1473

    Sistine Chapel

    The Sistine Chapel is the chapel of the apostolic place the official residence of the pope. and it started building at 1473 and it ended at 1483.
  • 1484

    Botticelli completed the painting The Birth of Venus

    Botticelli started to paint The birth of Venus at 1484 and the painting ended at 1486 which is 2 years later.
  • Jun 28, 1491

    King Henry VIII

    Henry was a king of the England until he died.
  • 1500

    Start of Counter-Reformation

    The Counter-Reformation was a movement within the Roman Catholic Church.
  • 1503

    Leonardo da Vinci painted the Mona Lisa.

    The Mona Lisa is a half-length portrait painting by the Italian Renaissance artist Leonardo Da Vinci
  • 1511

    Erasmus published The Praise of Folly

    Erasmus published The Praise of Folly at 1511
  • Period: 1517 to

    Reformation

    the Reformation is a thing was a schism in Western Christianity initiated by Martin Luther
  • Oct 31, 1517

    Martin Luther nails 95 Theses

    The Ninety-five Theses or Disputation on the Power of Indulgences is a list of propositions for an academic disputation written in 1517 by Martin Luther
  • 1543

    Copernicus’ Heliocentric Theory

    Copernican heliocentrism is the name given to the astronomical model developed by Nicolaus Copernicus
  • Period: 1550 to

    Scientific Revolution

    The Scientific Revolution was a series of events that marked the emergence of modern science during the early modern period.
  • Nov 17, 1558

    Elizabeth I became Queen of England.

    Elizabeth I was Queen of England and Ireland from 17 November 1558 until her death on 24 March 1603.
  • The invention of the microscope

    when the microscope was invented the date was 1590s. And the microscope was made by Hans and Zacharias Janssen, circa 1590.
  • Kepler discovered elliptical orbits

    Kepler's Laws of Planetary Motion. While Copernicus rightly observed that the planets revolve around the Sun.
  • Bacon published Novum Organum

    Johannes Kepler published his first two laws about planetary motion in 1609, having found them by analyzing the astronomical observations of Tycho Brahe. Kepler's third law was published in 1619.
  • Galileo studies planets with his telescope

    He subsequently used his newly invented telescope to discover four of the moons circling Jupiter, to study Saturn, to observe the phases of Venus, and to study sunspots on the Sun.
  • Galileo was warned by the Catholic Church

    The View from Galileo's Telescope. Galileo first observed Saturn through his telescope in July, 1610.
  • William Shakespeare builds the Gobe theatre. He will write many of his great plays over the next few years including Hamlet and Macbeth.

    Romeo and Juliet, Hamlet and Macbeth are among his best known works.
  • 30 years war

    The Thirty Years' War was a war fought primarily in Central Europe between 1618 and 1648.
  • Peace of Westphalia

    The Peace of Westphalia was a series of peace treaties signed between May and October 1648 in the Westphalia cities of Osnabrück and Munster