Nalan Timeline

Before Rebirth

Year	Date	Event	Significance
405		St. Jerome finishes the Vulgate.	The Christian Gospel is translated into Latin.<ref>Template:Cite journal Template:Cite journal</ref>
410	August 24	Rome is sacked by Alaric, King of the Visigoths.	Decisive event in the decline of the Western Roman Empire.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
431	June 22-July 31	Council of Ephesus	Confirmed the original Nicene Creed,<ref name=Seven_Ecumenical_Councils>Template:Citation</ref> and condemned the teachings of Nestorius, Patriarch of Constantinople, that led to his exile and separation with the Church of the East.
455	June 2	Rome is sacked by Genseric, King of the Vandals.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>	Another decisive event in the Fall of Rome and held by some historians to mark the "end of the Roman Empire".<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
476	September 4	Odoacer deposes the last Roman Emperor Romulus Augustulus	Considered by many to be the starting point of the Middle Ages<ref>"Middle Ages" Dictionary.com</ref>
c. 500		Battle of Mons Badonicus.	The West Saxon advance is halted by Britons in England. Chiefly known today for the supposed involvement of King Arthur but because of the limited number of sources, there is no certainty about the date, location, or details of the fighting.<ref>Dupuy, R. Ernest & al. The Harper Encyclopedia of Military History From 3500 B.C. to the Present, 4th ed., p. 193. HarperCollins Pub. (New York), 1993.</ref><ref>Hollister, C. Warren. The Making of England to 1399, 8th ed., p. 31. Houghton Mifflin Co. (New York), 2001.</ref>
507	Spring	The Franks under Clovis defeat the Visigoths in the Battle of Vouillé.	The Visigoths retreated into Spain.<ref>"[1]"</ref>
c. 524		Boethius writes his Consolation of Philosophy	It has been described as the single most important and influential work in the West on Medieval and early Renaissance Christianity.<ref>The Consolation of Philosophy (Oxford World's Classics), Introduction (2000)</ref>
525		Dionysius Exiguus publishes the Dionysius Exiguus' Easter table.	This initiated the Anno Domini era, used for the Gregorian and Julian calendars.
527	August 1	Justinian I becomes Eastern Roman Emperor.	Justinian is best remembered for his Code of Civil Law (529), and expansion of imperial territory retaking Rome from the Ostrogoths.
529—534		Justinian I publishes the Code of Civil Law.	This compiled centuries of legal writings and imperial pronouncements into three parts of one body of law.
529		Benedict of Nursia founds monastery at Monte Cassino.	The first of twelve monasteries founded by Saint Benedict, beginning the Order of Saint Benedict.
532	January 1	Nika Riots in Constantinople.	Nearly half the city being burned or destroyed and tens of thousands of people killed.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
533	December 15	Byzantines, under Belisarius, retake North Africa from the Vandals.	Vandal kingdom ends and the Reconquest of North Africa is completed.
535-554		Gothic War in Italy as a part of Justinian's Reconquest.	Byzantines retook Italy but crippled the Byzantine economy and left Italy unable to cope against the oncoming Lombards.
563		Saint Columba founds mission in Iona.	Constructed an abbey which helped convert the Picts to Christianity until it was destroyed and raided by the Vikings in 794.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
568		The Kingdom of the Lombards is founded in Italy.	Survived in Italy until the invasion of the Franks in 774 under Charlemagne.
c. 570		Muhammed is born.	Professed receiving revelations from God, which were recorded in the Qur'an, the basis of Islamic theology, in which he is regarded as the most important prophet.
577		The West Saxons continue their advance at the Battle of Deorham.	Led to the permanent separation of Cornwall, England from Wales.
581—618	March 4—May 23	Sui Dynasty in China.	China unified once again during this period for the first time in almost 400 years.
590	September 3	Gregory the Great becomes Pope.	The missionary work reached new levels during his pontificate, revolutionized the way of worship for the Catholic Church (Gregorian Chants), liturgy, etc., and was soon canonized after his death.
597		Augustine arrives in Kent.	Christianization of England (Anglo-Saxons) begins.
598—668		Massive Chinese (Sui and Tang) invasions against Korean Goguryeo.	Contributed to the fall of the Sui Dynasty, and Goguryeo fell under the forces of the Tang and Silla.