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Middle Ages

  • Middle AgesIn 476, the last emperor of the Western Roman Empire, Romulus Augustulus, was deposed by a Germanic chieftain named Odoacer.
  • Late Middle AgesAround 1350, centuries of prosperity and growth in Europe came to a halt. A series of famines and plagues, including the Great Famine of 1315, 1317 and the…
  • Early Middle AgesIn 378, the Roman army suffered its most shattering defeat since the Battle of Cannae at Adrianople. Emperor Valens died in that battle, and the core forces…
  • High Middle AgesIn the year 1086, King William I ordered a massive survey of England known as the Domesday Book. This census recorded every piece of land and its value…
  • Post-classical historyThe year 500 CE marks a turning point in human history, as the Western Roman Empire had fallen and new powers began to rise across Eurasia.