540 Vitiges at Ravenna. - North Africa, Corsica and Sardinia, annexed to the Eastern empire. EUROPE, GENERALLY. 539. Italy: War, famine, and pestilence. 542 Plague at Constantinople during three 542. Britain:-Prince Arthur murdered in months from 5,000 to 10,000 die daily. 548 The Lombards settle in Pannonia. - The Turkish monarchy founded in Asia. 549 Siege of Petra. 552 Narses defeats and kills Totila. 554 Italy governed by Greek exarchs. Cornwall. 558 A plague extending over Europe and Asia, 558. France:-Clotaire I. and lasting nearly 50 years. 563 The TURKS first mentioned in history. 559. Britain:-the Saxon Heptar. chy commences. 560. Britain:-the kingdom of Northumbria, formed by the union of Bernicia and Deira. -Ethelbert, king of Kent, subdues most of the Saxon kings. 561. France:-Charibert I. 565. Europe ravaged by a pestilence. 568. Italy conquered by the Lombards, under Alboin. He fixes his capital at Pavia. They send embassies to Justin, and form 571. Britain :-Bretwalda II., king of Wessex. an alliance. 574 Tiberius associated with Justin in the gov 575. 583. Spain :-the Suevi subdued by the Visi. goths. France:-Clotaire II. 586. Britain:-the kingdom of Mercia founded. 588. The city of Paris destroyed by fire. Italy-the Lombards, under Autharis, successful against the Greeks and Franks. 595. Istria, Bohemia, and Poland invaded by the Sclavonians. 596. France:-Thierry II., king of Burgundy. 597. Britain:-Christianity introduced by St. Augustine. a centurion, elected king. 600. Italy ravaged by the Sclavonians. 602-Phocas, 607. Britain:-Supremacy of the Pope ac knowledged. Mecca to Medina. Era of the Mahometans. [Dark Ages, continued.] EUROPE, generally. Heraclius defeats the Persians under Chos- 628. France:-Dagobert 1. roes. 632 Death of Mahomet. Не builds the church of St. Deny, the burial place of the French kings. 631. Samo, a merchant of France, makes himself king of Bohemia. Abubeker succeeds him as caliph of the 633. Britain:-Bretwald V.; he embraces Saracens. 633 Omar, caliph. 631 Christianity. takes Jerusalem, which is held 634. Britain:-Bretwald VI. G47 The Saracens become masters of Africa and Cyprus. 653 The Saracens take Rhodes, and destroy the Colossus. Persia becomes a part of the empire of the 659 The Saracens obtain peace from Constans, by agreeing to pay him 100,000 crowns yearly. 660. France:-Childeric II. 661 Constans goes to Rome, and plunders the Treasury. Moawiah, caliph, makes Damascus his capi- 663. Lombardy conquered by Grimoald, duke of Beneventura. tal 668 Constantine IV. invades Sicily. 670 Grand Cairo founded. 673 Siege of Constantinople by the Saracens, whose fleet is destroyed by the Greek fire of Callinicus. The caliph compelled to purchase a peace of thirty years, by paying a yearly tribute. 672. The Saracens driven from Spain, by Wamba, king of the Goths. |