![]() ![]() Diocletion strengthened the army as well as the civil service.Ģ87 AD Aurelius Carausius Revolts-Aurelius Carausius, commander of the Roman fleet in the English Channel, revolted. His actions launched the period that became known as the Late Empire.ĭiocletian divided the empire into four administrative units each with its own rulers and administration. He engaged in a series of reforms that reinvigorated the empire and transformed it. at the Battle of Chalons, his successor Pius Tetricus was defeated, thereby ending the short-lived Gallic Empire.Ģ84 - 305 AD Age Of Diocletian - Diocletian became emperor in 284 A.D. During this period, both Germanic tribes in the north and Sassanid Persians in the east made inroads into the Empire.Ģ74 AD Battle At Chalons - In 260 A.D., Marcus Postumus created a separate Gallic Empire. There were 22 emperors and all but two met their deaths violently. Maximinus, a Thracian general, became the new emperor.Ģ59 AD Marcus Postumus Defends Gaul-From 235 to 284 A.D., the Roman Empire was shaken by Civil War. Alexander Severus' troops revolted and killed him. This proved the beginning of the Sassanid Empire.Ģ35 AD The Roman Army On Rhine Revolts - Alexander Severus the Roman Emperor conducted an indecisive campaign against the Germanic tribes. While the Wei dynasty would eventually be recognized as the legitimate one, for some period of time, three competing kingdoms each claimed to be the legitimate rulers of China.Ģ24 AD Battle Of Hormizdagan- Artabanus V, king of the Parthian Empire is defeated in the battle of Hormizdagan by Ardashir the shah of Persia. The Wei dynasty was the first in a series of dynasties known as the Six Dynasties. Although this edict extended Roman citizenship to all free inhabitants of the Empire, its value was limited since citizens actually had very few rights at this time.Ģ20 AD Three Kingdoms- Six Dynasties- With the end of the Han Dynasty, Tsao Pei assumed power and founded the Wei Dynasty. Severus went on to defeat Septimius Albinus and Pescennius Niger, each head of his own legion and each claiming the right to be Emperor.Ģ12 AD Edict Of Caracalla- Caracalla, the son of Septimus Severus who succeeded him after killing his brother, issued the Constitio Antoniniana. Severus first challenged Didius Julianus who was the highest bidder to become emperor at a auction held by the Praetorian Guard. Michelangelo's Bacchus sculpture.200 AD Septimius Severus-Septimius Severus came to power at the point of a sword. John Cabot, employed by England, reaches and explores Canadian coast. Establishes Portuguese colony in India (1502). 1497 Vasco da Gama sails around Africa and discovers sea route to India (1498). Fourth voyage to Honduras and Panama (1502–1504). Second voyage to Dominica, Jamaica, Puerto Rico (1493–1496). Columbus becomes first European to encounter Caribbean islands, returns to Spain (1493). 1492 Moors conquered in Spain by troops of Ferdinand and Isabella. 1462 Ivan the Great rules Russia until 1505 as first czar ends payment of tribute to Mongols. Having invented printing with movable type at Mainz, Germany, Johann Gutenberg completes first Bible. 1455 The Wars of the Roses, civil wars between rival noble factions, begin in England (to 1485). 1453 Turks conquer Constantinople, end of the Byzantine empire, beginning of the Ottoman empire. 1450 Florence becomes center of Renaissance arts and learning under the Medicis. 1428 Joan of Arc leads French against English, captured by Burgundians (1430) and turned over to the English, burned at the stake as a witch after ecclesiastical trial (1431). ![]() ![]() 1420 Brunelleschi begins work on the Duomo in Florence. 1418–1460 Portugal's Prince Henry the Navigator sponsors exploration of Africa's coast. Jan Hus, Bohemian preacher and follower of Wycliffe, burned at stake in Constance as heretic. 1415 Henry V defeats French at Agincourt. 1407 Casa di San Giorgio, one of the first public banks, founded in Genoa.
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