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THE MIDDLE AGES
486 Clovis defeats the Romans at Soissons
493-553 Ostrogothic kingdom in Italy
496 Clovis accepts Christianity
527-565 Justinian, Roman emperor in the East
529(?) Rule of St. Benedict
568-774 Lombards in Italy
590-604 Pontificate of Gregory the Great
597 Augustine's mission to the Anglo-Saxons
610-641 Heraclius, Roman emperor in the East
622 The Hegira
632-661 The "Orthodox Caliphs"
661-750 The Ommiad Caliphs
711 Arabs and Berbers invade Spain