Key Dates Flashcards
When was Christianity made the official religion of the Roman Empire?
380
When did Emperor Constantine make Constantinople the new capital of the Roman Empire?
324
When was the Hagia Sophia built in Constantinople?
537
When did the western Roman Empire collapse?
5th century
When did the Prophet Muhammad die, leading to the spread of Islam by his followers?
632
When did Caliph Al-Mansur order the construction of Baghdad as the capital of the Islamic Empire?
762
When was the monastery at Conques founded by Dado the Hermit?
801
When did the monk Arinisdus steal the body of Saint Foy to bring to the monastery at Conques?
9th century
When did Guibert experience the miraculous restoration of his eyesight by Saint Foy?
983
When did Empress Zoe’s nephew attempt to seize her throne?
1042
When did Russian ships attack Constantinople?
1043