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Chronology History from 480 b.c.e to 598 c.e

Chronology







480 B.C.E. Thermopylae and Salamis
The Persians’ quest for world  domination is stopped for the second time, allowing  the flowering of Greek civilization,  especially in Athens.

479 B.C.E. Founding  of Confucianism Confucius—Chinas   greatest    philosopher—founds the school  of Confucianism, which  becomes Chinas state philosophy in the second century b.c.e.

470–391 B.C.E. Moism Is Founded
Moism,  a school of philosophy, is founded  by Mozi. It flourishes during the Hundred Schools era in China and subsequently dies out.

460 B.C.E. Age of Pericles
The age of Pericles lasts from 461 (when Pericles becomes the dominant politician in Athens) until 429. It is a period  of expanding democracy  at home  and increasing imperialism  abroad.

431–404 B.C.E. Peloponnesian War
For 27 years,  Athens  and  Sparta  engage in warfare. The war ends with a Spartan  victory.

429 B.C.E. Hippocratic Oath
Named  after the famous  Greek physician,  the oath  is still taken by contemporary physicians.

400 B.C.E. Andean Civilizations
Decline of ChavĂ­n  culture  complex  in Central  High- lands and central  Pacific coast and the rise of Pukará polities in northern Titicaca Basin.

400 B.C.E. Late Preclassic in Maya Zones
The end of the Middle Preclassic period and beginning of the Late Preclassic in the Maya zones of Mesoamerica.

400 B.C.E. Decline of the Kush
Kushite kingdom with capital at Meroë, in present-day
Sudan, begins to decline.

399 B.C.E. Socrates Dies
Socrates, the foremost Greek philosopher, who taught Plato, author of the Republic,  dies. Their work had a major impact on Western  thought.

390 B.C.E. Axum Kingdom in East Africa
Axum  kingdom  based  in  Ethiopia  expands  its  rule and ultimately  defeats the Kushite kingdom.

371 B.C.E. Battle at Leuctra
Sparta  is defeated  at the  Battle of Leuctra  by Epae- minondas of  Thebes.  The  defeat  shatters  the  myth of Spartan  invincibility  and  ends Spartas  hegemony over Greece.

359 B.C.E. Philip II
Philip II becomes regent of Macedonia and reorganizes the army to make it one of the strongest  in Greece.

334 B.C.E. Alexander  the Great
Alexander  the  Great  leads  a Greek  army  of 35,000 soldiers  into  battle  against  the  Persian  army  led by Darius  III at  Granicus. Alexanders  troops  gain  the upper  hand  and  kill  or  capture  half  of  the  Persian army, which is forced to retreat.

331 B.C.E. Battle of Gaugamela
Darius  III and the Persian Empire make a final stand in  October 331  at  Gaugamela near  Arbela  in  the heart  of Assyria. Nearly  1 million men face an army of 50,000 Macedonians under  Alexander.  Forced  to flee the battlefield,  Darius  is pursued  and  eventually assassinated, thereby ending the Persian Empire.

330 B.C.E. Reforms of Shang
Lord Shang becomes chief minister of the state of Qin in China and begins to implement  legalism as its state philosophy.

326 B.C.E. Mauryan Empire
The Maurya dynasty is founded  in India by Chandra- gupta  Maurya. It will unite  most  of the Indian  sub- continent plus Afghanistan.

321 B.C.E. Ptolemy
Ptolemy, ruler of Egypt, defeats Antigonus  at the Bat- tle of Gaza.  Ptolemy  is supported by Seleucus, who goes on to reconquer Babylonia.

300 B.C.E. Yayoi Culture  in Japan
This  neolithic   culture   replaces  the  more  primitive
Jomon culture.

300 B.C.E. Euclid Publishes Elements
The  Greek  mathematician Euclid,  living in Alexan- dria, publishes a 13-volume work called Elements that lays out, for the first time, the principles of geometry.

300 B.C.E. Bantus in Western  Africa
Bantus  in western  Africa use iron  implements,  skills perhaps  gained from Kushites.

269–232 B.C.E. Mauryan Empire
Ashoka  expands  the Mauryan Empire of India to its maximum. He  converts  to  Buddhism  and  convenes the third Buddhist Council.

265–241 B.C.E. First Punic War
The  First  Punic  War  is fought  between  Rome  and
Carthage over claims to Sicily.

245 B.C.E. Third Syrian War
The Third  Syrian War  starts  when  Ptolemy  IIIs sis- ter is killed by his former  wife. Ptolemy responds  by invading  the Seleucid Empire,  advancing  all the way to Bactria.

240 B.C.E. Archemides Shows Value of Pi
Archemides,  the Greek mathematician, is the first to determine  the value of pi. He also successfully calculates the area of a circle.

218–201 B.C.E. Second Punic War
Carthage and Rome fight a 17-year war. It takes place in both Italy, which is attacked by Hannibal, and then Carthage. Rome is victorious.

221 B.C.E. Qin State Unifies China
Qin   state   in   northwestern   China   establishes   a national dynasty  and begins imperial age in Chinese history.

216 B.C.E. First Macedonian War
The first Macedonian War breaks  out when Philip V of Macedonia invades  Illyria. The Romans  use their superior  naval forces to stop the Macedonians.

209 B.C.E. Maotun Unites Xiongnu  Tribes
The Xiongnu  nomadic  tribes  will become  dominant in the steppes  and  formidable foes of China  for the next three centuries.

206 B.C.E. Xiang Yu Attempts  to Unify China
With  the  end of the  Qin  dynasty,  Xiang  emerges as the strongest  contender for leadership of China. He is defeated by Liu Bang in 202 b.c.e.

202 B.C.E. Han Dynasty in China
Founded by commoner  Liu Bang, the Han consolidates the imperial tradition begun in the Qin dynasty.


200 B.C.E. Bantu Migrations in Africa
Bantu migrations  from western Africa into central and southern Africa  begin  and  last  for  several  hundred years; Bantus are largely agriculturalists.

195   B.C.E.  Wei  Man   Establishes   Kingdom   in  North
Korea
Wei Man  flees China  with followers  and sets up rule centered  at  Pyongyang  in  Korea.  His  family  rules until China  annexes  northern Korea in 109 b.c.e.

195–180 B.C.E. Empress Lu of China
Wife of Liu Bang, she rules as regent  after  his death;
she attempts but fails to establish her own dynasty.

149 B.C.E. Third Punic War
The Roman  army lands at Carthage and lays siege to the city. After a three-year  siege, the Romans  capture Carthage and destroy the city.

149–148 B.C.E. Fourth  Macedonian War
The Macedonians led by Andricus rebel against Roman rule. The Romans  defeat  the Macedonians and  make Macedonia a province of Rome.

144 B.C.E. Aqueducts  in Rome
The Romans  develop an extensive aqueduct system to bring water to Rome.

141–87  B.C.E. Han Wudi
His reign sees successful Chinese offensives against the Xiongnu  and  the beginning  of Chinese  dominance of Central  Asia. The Silk Road flourishes and Confucianism becomes Chinas state ideology.

138  B.C.E.  Zhang   Qian   “discovers Central   Asia  for
China
His epic journeys  leads to Chinese  interest  in Central
Asia and East-West trade via the Silk Road.

111 B.C.E. Annam Conquered by Han China
Annam  (North Vietnam)  comes under  Chinese political rule and cultural  influence.

108 B.C.E. Northern Korea Conquered by Han China
It comes under Chinese political rule and cultural influence.

100 B.C.E. Nabatean City of Petra
Nabateans, an Arab tribe, establish a thriving commercial   state  at  Petra  in  present-day southern Jordan.

91–88 B.C.E. Social War
The Social War breaks out when Italians who are not citizens of the Roman  Empire revolt.

87 B.C.E. Sima Qian completes The Historical Records       
Sima Qian writes the complete history of the Chinese world up to his time, which becomes the exemplar  of later Chinese historical  writing.

82 B.C.E. Consul Sulla Enters Rome
Consul  Sulla returns  to Rome  after  subduing  opponents  of  Roman   rule.  Sulla  is  elected  dictator  of Rome.

73 B.C.E. Third Servile War                                                      
The  most  famous  slave revolt,  known  as the  Third Servile War,  is led by the  slave Spartacus,  a gladiator; Spartacus  and his men seize Mount Vesuvius, and thousands of slaves flock to his support.


69 B.C.E. Cleopatra
Cleopatra reigns  as queen  of Egypt  from  69  to  30
b.c.e.

65 B.C.E. Pompeys Conquest
Roman  forces under  Pompey  defeat  Mithridates  VI, king of Pontus.  Pompey forces Mithridates to flee to the eastern  Black Sea region and then to Armenia.

60 B.C.E. Triumvirate
Julius Caesar,  Pompey, and Marcus  Crassus  form the first triumvirate to rule Rome.

57 B.C.E. Caesar Defeats Tribes
Julius Caesar  defeats the Celtic Helvetica  tribes from what is present-day Switzerland  at  Bibracate  in present-day France.

55 B.C.E. Caesar Invades Britain
Caesar leads Roman troops across the Straits of Dover and  returns  to  England  the  next  year  with  a larger force to defeat the Catuvellauni and establish Roman sovereignty over parts of England.

50 B.C.E. Kingdoms of Korea Founded
The kingdoms  of Korea are founded  around 50 b.c.e. There are the Koguryo in the north, Silla in the southeast, and Pakche in the southwest.

49 B.C.E. Caesar Crosses the Rubicon
Julius  Caesar   and  his  army  cross  the  Rubicon   in northern Italy. By crossing the Rubicon,  Caesar defies
91–88 B.C.E. Social War
The Social War breaks out when Italians who are not citizens of the Roman  Empire revolt.

B.C.E. Sima Qian completes The Historical Records Sima Qian writes the complete history of the Chinese world up to his time, which becomes the exemplar  of later Chinese historical  writing.

73 B.C.E. Consul Sulla Enters Rome
Consul  Sulla returns  to Rome  after  subduing  opponents  of  Roman   rule.  Sulla  is  elected  dictator  of Rome.

73 B.C.E. Third Servile War
The  most  famous  slave revolt,  known  as the  Third Servile War,  is led by the  slave Spartacus,  a gladiator; Spartacus  and his men seize Mount Vesuvius, and thousands of slaves flock to his support.

69 B.C.E. Cleopatra
Cleopatra reigns  as queen  of Egypt  from  69  to  30
b.c.e.

65 B.C.E. Pompeys Conquest
Roman  forces under  Pompey  defeat  Mithridates  VI, king of Pontus.  Pompey forces Mithridates to flee to the eastern  Black Sea region and then to Armenia.

60 B.C.E. Triumvirate
Julius Caesar,  Pompey, and Marcus  Crassus  form the first triumvirate to rule Rome.

57 B.C.E. Caesar Defeats Tribes
Julius Caesar  defeats the Celtic Helvetica  tribes from what is present-day Switzerland  at  Bibracate  in present-day France.

55 B.C.E. Caesar Invades Britain
Caesar leads Roman troops across the Straits of Dover and  returns  to  England  the  next  year  with  a larger force to defeat the Catuvellauni and establish Roman sovereignty over parts of England.

50 B.C.E. Kingdoms of Korea Founded
The kingdoms  of Korea are founded  around 50 b.c.e. There are the Koguryo in the north, Silla in the southeast, and Pakche in the southwest.

49 B.C.E. Caesar Crosses the Rubicon
Julius  Caesar   and  his  army  cross  the  Rubicon   in northern Italy. By crossing the Rubicon,  Caesar defies

the Senate and is guilty of treason.  Pompey is forced to flee as Roman  soldiers  flock to Caesar,  who  successfully gains control  of all Italy.

44 B.C.E. Caesar Assassinated
Caesar  is assassinated  by a group  of Roman  senators that  includes  Marcus  Brutus.  The death  of Caesar  is followed  by a power  struggle between  Mark  Antony and Octavian.

43 B.C.E. Cicero Assassinated
Cicero, the great Roman  orator, denounces  Antony. In retaliation, Antony orders the assassination of Cicero.

42 B.C.E. Antony Defeats Cassius
Mark  Antony battles the forces of Cassius at Philippi. Cassius is defeated and commits suicide. Twenty days later, forces under  Brutus are also defeated,  and Brutus commits suicide.

37 B.C.E. Herod  the Great
Herod  the Great  is recognized  by the Roman  Senate as king of Judaea.  The Hasmonean dynasty  that  had ruled Judaea until this period allies themselves with the Parthians, who are defeated by Mark  Antonys forces.

31 B.C.E. Battle of Actium
Mark  Antony  and  Octavian fight  a  naval  battle  at Actium  off Epirus  in western  Greece.  Although  the battle is decisive, Antony and his love, Cleopatra, flee to  Egypt,  where  Antonys  army  surrenders. Antony and Cleopatra kill themselves soon after.

27 B.C.E. Octavian
Octavian becomes the “Augustus,” and the era of the
Roman  Empire begins.


27 B.C.E. Octavian
Octavian becomes the “Augustus,” and the era of the
Roman  Empire begins.

6 C.E. Herod  Deposed
Herod  Archelaus  is deposed  by the Roman  emperor
Augustus.

9 C.E. German  Tribes Destroy Roman  Legions
Three Roman  legions are defeated by a German  army led by Ariminus,  thereby  ensuring  German  independence from Rome.

9 C.E. Xin Dynasty
Wang Mang usurps the Han throne, ending the Western Han dynasty and establishes the Xin dynasty.

18 C.E. Red Eyebrow Rebellion
Peasant  rebellion  in China  contributes to the downfall of Wang Mangs usurpation.

25–220  C.E. Eastern Han Dynasty
After  the  death  of Wang  Mang,  the  Han  dynasty  is restored,  called the Eastern Han.

30 or 33 C.E. Jesus Crucified
Jesus Christ is put to death by the Romans in Jerusalem.

39 C.E. Revolt of Trung Sisters
Unsuccessful revolt of Annam  (North Vietnam)  from
Chinese rule.

64 C.E. Rome Burns
The city of Rome is nearly destroyed  in a catastrophic fire. The fire is said  to have  been  set by the  emperor Nero.

66 C.E. Judaea Rebels against  Rome
A rebellion  breaks  out  in  Jerusalem  against  Roman rule. The Romans dispatch an army from Syria to quell the revolt, but it is destroyed  on the way to Jerusalem.

68 C.E. Year of the Four Emperors
Four separate  emperors  rule Rome.

70 C.E. Jerusalem Falls
Titus succeeds in capturing Jerusalem;  he burns  Jerusalem, killing or selling into slavery tens of thousands of Jews.

78 C.E. Kushan Empire
The Kushan dynasty is established  by King Kanishka. It extends from Afghanistan  to the Indus Valley and is the melting pot of Greco-Roman, Persian, and Indian cultures.

79 C.E. Mount Vesuvius Explodes
Mount Vesuvius erupts,  destroying  the Roman  cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum.

96–180  C.E. Five Good Emperors
Starting  with Emperor  Marcus  Nerva,  Rome is ruled by five individuals  who  become  known  as the Good Emperors.

100 C.E. Emergence of Moche Culture  in Peru
Moche  culture,  which  is hierarchical with  warrior- priest kings, emerges in Peru and flourishes until approximately 700 c.e.

C.E. Red Eyebrow Rebellion
Peasant  rebellion  in China  contributes to the downfall of Wang Mangs usurpation.

–220 C.E. Eastern Han Dynasty
After  the  death  of Wang  Mang,  the  Han  dynasty  is restored,  called the Eastern Han.

or 33 C.E. Jesus Crucified

100 C.E. Terminal  Preclassic Period in Maya Zones
The end of the Late Preclassic period  and  beginning of the Terminal Preclassic in the Maya zones of Meso- america.

122 C.E. Hadrians Wall Is Built
The Roman emperor  Hadrian orders the construction of a defensive wall stretching  70 miles across northern England to keep out the Scottish tribes.

Jesus Christ is put to death by the Romans in Jerusalem.


C.E. Revolt of Trung Sisters
Unsuccessful revolt of Annam  (North Vietnam)  from
Chinese rule.

C.E. Rome Burns
The city of Rome is nearly destroyed  in a catastrophic fire. The fire is said  to have  been  set by the  emperor

132 C.E. Bar Kokhba  Revolt
The Jews of Jerusalem rise up in rebellion in 132 after the Romans  build  a temple  to Jupiter  on the site of the  Jewish  Temple.  The  revolt  is led by Simon  bar Kokhba  and Rabbi Akiba ben Joseph but is ultimately crushed.

167 C.E. German  Tribes Invade Northern Italy

Nero.

The German tribes cross the Danube  River and attack


C.E. Judaea Rebels against  Rome
A rebellion  breaks  out  in  Jerusalem  against  Roman rule. The Romans dispatch an army from Syria to quell the revolt, but it is destroyed  on the way to Jerusalem.

C.E. Year of the Four Emperors
Four separate  emperors  rule Rome.

C.E. Jerusalem Falls
Titus succeeds in capturing Jerusalem;  he burns  Jerusalem, killing or selling into slavery tens of thousands of Jews.

C.E. Kushan Empire
The Kushan dynasty is established  by King Kanishka. It extends from Afghanistan  to the Indus Valley and is the melting pot of Greco-Roman, Persian, and Indian cultures.

C.E. Mount Vesuvius Explodes
Mount Vesuvius erupts,  destroying  the Roman  cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum.

–180 C.E. Five Good Emperors
Starting  with Emperor  Marcus  Nerva,  Rome is ruled by five individuals  who  become  known  as the Good Emperors.

0 C.E. Emergence of Moche Culture  in Peru
Moche  culture,  which  is hierarchical with  warrior- priest kings, emerges in Peru and flourishes until approximately 700 c.e.

the Roman  Empire.

180 C.E. Marcus  Aurelius Dies
Marcus  Aurelius  dies  and  is succeeded  by  his  son, Commodus. Commodus is the first emperor  since Domitian to succeed by virtue of birth, rather  than by assassination.

184 C.E. Revolt of the Yellow Turbans
A peasant  revolt in China contributes to the fall of the
Eastern Han dynasty.

200 C.E. Teotihuacán in Mexico
Teotihuacán, a vast urban  center  with  pyramids  and public buildings  in Mexico,  flourishes to c. 600.

220 C.E. Han Dynasty ends
Last Han emperor  is forced to abdicate.

220–265 C.E. Three Kingdoms in China
Era of wars between  three regional  states—Wei,  Shu
Han,  and Wu—for control  of China.

250 C.E. Early Classic Period in Maya Zones
Beginning of the  Early  Classic  Period  in the  highlands and lowlands of the Maya zones of Meso- america.

265–589 C.E. Period of Division
Northern China is ruled after 317 by nomadic  dynasties of Turkic ethnicity, while southern China remains with ethnic Chinese dynasties.  Buddhism is dominant in both north  and south.

267 C.E. Queen Zenobia Rules Palmyra
Zenobia rules  rich  trading   entrepĂ´t at  Palmyra  in northeastern present-day Syria and fights against Roman  domination until her defeat in 272.

300 C.E. Axum Kingdom in East Africa
Axum kingdom rules Ethiopia and later much of present-day  Sudan  after  defeating  Kushites;  under  King
‘Ezana, Ethiopia  becomes a Christian country.

320 C.E. Gupta  Dynasty
The  Gupta  Empire  is founded  by  Chandragupta  I. Under  his  successor  the  Gupta   Empire  extends  to include all of northern India.

324 C.E. Constantine the Great
Constantine the Great  initiates  a civil war  of succession against  his potential rivals  for  the  throne. In a series of engagements  that  culminates  in 324  at  the Battle  of  Adrianople (in  present-day Turkey),  Constantine  defeats his rivals and becomes the undisputed emperor  of all Rome.

330 C.E. Byzantium Constantine the  Great  dedicates  his  new  capital  at
Byzantium,  renamed  after himself as Constantinople.


337 C.E. Roman  Empire Divides
Constantine dies, and the empire is divided with the Western  Roman  Empire  governed  from  Rome  and the Eastern  Roman  Empire  governed  by Constantinople.

357 C.E. Battle of Argentoratum
At  the  Battle  of  Argentoratum in  357,  the  Roman general  Julian  drives the Franks  from  Gaul,  thus  reestablishing  the Rhine as the frontier  of the empire.

376–415 C.E. Chandragupta II
India reaches its golden classical age. Both Buddhism and Hinduism flourish.

376 C.E. Ostrogoths Invaded
The Huns,  a nomadic  Mongol  people, sweep in from
Asia and defeat the Ostrogoth Empire.

378 C.E. Valens Killed by Visigoths
After  their  defeat  by  the  Huns,  the  Visigoths  seek refuge  in the  Roman  Empire.  The  Roman  emperor Valens gives them permission  to cross the Danube  as long  as they  agree  to  disarm,  but  the  Visigoths  are mistreated by Roman  officials and revolt.

405–411 C.E. Fa Xian Travels to India
Chinese  Buddhist   monk   travels  to  India,   records Gupta  culture,  and  returns  to China  with  Buddhist manuscripts.

407 C.E. Romans  Withdraw from Britain
Western  Roman  Emperor  Honorius withdraws his troops  from Britain.

410 C.E. Rome Sacked by Visigoths
After a decade of battles,  the Visigoths under  Alaric sack Rome in 410.

439 C.E. Carthage Captured by Vandals
The Roman  city of Carthage is captured by Vandals under  the  command of Genseric,  who  makes  Carthage his capital.

441 C.E. First Saxon Revolt
The first Saxon  revolt  against  native  Britons  occurs in 441.

451 C.E. Attila the Hun  Defeated
Attila  faces the  Visigoths  and  Romans  together  in the  Battle  of Chalons  (Châlons).  Attila  is defeated and forced to withdraw.

455 C.E. Saxons Crushs  Britons
At the Battle of Aylesford in Kent, England,  the Saxons led by Hengst and Horsa  defeat the Britons. This battle  is an important step in the Saxon conquest  of Britain.

455 C.E. Vandals  Sack Rome
The Vandals  attack  and invade Rome.

476 C.E. Western  Roman  Empire Ends
The Western Roman Empire ends after Emperor Romulus  Augustulus  is deposed  by German  mercenaries  at  Ravenna.   The  German   mercenaries  then declare themselves rulers of Italy.

486 C.E. Roman  Occupation of Gaul Ends
The  last  Roman  emperor  of France  is defeated  by Clovis I, king of the Salian Franks,  and Clovis establishes the Kingdom of the Franks.

488 C.E. Ostrogothic Kingdom of Italy
Theodoric I (the  Great)  invades  northern Italy  at the request  of the Byzantine  emperor.  He conquers Italy  and  establishes  the  Ostrogothic Kingdom  of Italy.

500 C.E. Ghanaian Kingdom in West Africa
The  Ghanaian kingdom   in  western  Africa  rises  to power  and reaches its apogee of power  in 1050.

500 C.E. Svealand
The first Swedish state,  Svealand,  is founded  around
500. The Goths inhabit  the southern part of the Scandinavian  Peninsula.  Much  of what  is known  about early Sweden is taken  from the epic Beowulf, written in 700 C.E.

500 C.E. Introduction of Zero
Indian mathematicians revolutionize arithmetic by introducing zero (0) to number  systems.

503–557 C.E. Persian-Roman Wars
Between 503 and 557, three successive wars—interrupted by periods of peace—are fought between the Persian Empire and the Eastern Roman Empire. In 567 a peace is reached under which Rome agrees to pay the Persians
30,000 pieces of gold annually,  the borders between the empires are reaffirmed,  Christian worship  is to be protected in the Persian Empire, and regulations regarding trade and diplomatic  relations  are delineated.

507 C.E. Kingdom of Franks
Clovis defeats the Visigoths under Alaric II at the Battle of Vouille. The Visigoths retreat  into Spain, where they retain their empire.

530 C.E. Western  Monasticism
Saint  Benedict  formulates  his rule,  enabling  monasteries in Europe to preserve treasures of civilization as the Roman  Empire decays.

532 C.E. Nika Revolt
A  popular  uprising   against   the  emperor   Justinian occurs  in Constantinople, but  the emperor,  with  the support of Empress Theodora, crushes the revolt.

537 C.E. Hagia Sophia Basilica Built
The  Hagia  Sophia  in  Constantinople is completed. The basilica represents the apogee of Byzantine architecture.  It was later made into a mosque by the Ottomans in 1450.
550 C.E. Gupta  Empire Ends
India is disrupted by rebels and Huna  invaders.

552 C.E. Battle at Taginae
The   Byzantine   army   invades   Italy   and   defeats the  Ostrogoths using  a  combination of  pikes  and bows.

552 C.E. Buddhism Introduced to Japan
Buddhist  missionaries  from  Korea  reach  Japan  and begin to influence the Yamato  court.

558–650 C.E. The Avars
The  Avars,  a  Turkish   Mongolian  group,   form  an empire that extends from the Volga to the Hungarian plains.  In 626,  they lay siege to Constantinople but are forced to withdraw.

565 C.E. Justinian  the Great
Justinian  the Great  dies in 565, bringing to an end 38 years of rule as leader of the Byzantine Empire. Under his stewardship, the empire  expands  to include  all of North Africa and parts  of the Middle  East as well as Italy and Greece. Under Justinian, the first comprehensive compilation of Roman  law  is issued,  known  as Justinians Code.

572 C.E. Leovigild, King of Visigoths
Leovigild,  king  of  the  Visigoths,  reinvigorates the empire  and  extends  Visigoth  dominance over  all of the Iberian Peninsula.

581 C.E. Sui Dynasty Reunites China
After  nearly   four   centuries   of  internal   divisions and  strife,  China  reunites  under  the  leadership  of Yang  Jian  under  the  Sui dynasty.  Yang  uses  Buddhism, Daoism,  and Confucianism to help unite the realm.

598 C.E. Pope Greogory  Obtains 30-Year Truce
Gregory  the Great  is the first monk  to become pope; he controls  the civil affairs of Rome and expands  the power  of the  church.  Gregory  also  negotiates  a 30- year truce with the Lombards to ensure the independence of Rome.

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