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166--181. War of the Marcomanni against Marcus Aurelius.
200--250. Union of the German tribes under new names.
276. Probus invades Germany.
358. Julian defeats the Alemanni.
358--378. Bishop Ulfila converts the Goths to Christianity.
=The Migrations of the Races.=
375. The coming of the Huns.
378. The Emperor Valens defeated by the Visigoths.
395. Theodosius divides the Roman Empire.
396. Alaric's invasion of Greece.
403. Alaric meets Stilicho in Italy.
406. Stilicho defeats the German hordes at Fiesole.
410. Alaric takes Rome.
411. Alaric dies in Southern Italy.
412. Ataulf leads the Visigoths to Gaul.
429. The Vandals, under Geiserich, invade Africa.
449. The Saxons and Angles settle in England.
450. March of Attila to Gaul; battle of Chalons.
452. Attila in Italy.
455. Rome devastated by Geiserich and the Vandals.
476. The Roman Empire overthrown by Odoaker.
481--511. Chlodwig, King of the Franks.
486. End of the Roman rule in Gaul.
493. Theodoric and his Ostrogoths conquer Italy.
500. Chlodwig defeats the Burgundians.
526. Death of Theodoric the Great.
527--565. Reign of Justinian.
527. The Franks conquer Thuringia.
532. The Franks conquer Burgundy.
534. Belisarius overthrows the Vandal power in Africa.
552. Extermination of the Ostrogoths by Na.r.s.es.
=Kingdom of the Franks.=
558--561. Reign of Clotar, King of the Franks.
568. Alboin leads the Longobards to Italy.
590--604. Spread of Christianity under Pope Gregory the Great.
590--597. Wars of Fredegunde and Brunhilde.
613. Murder of Brunhilde.
613--622. Clotar II., King of the Franks.
650. Pippin of Landen, steward to the royal household.
687. Pippin of Heristall.
711. The Saracens conquer Spain from the Visigoths.
732. Karl Martel defeats the Saracens at Tours.
741. Death of Karl Martel; Pippin the Short.
745. Winfried (Bonifacius), Archbishop of Mayence.
752. Pippin the Short becomes King of the Franks.
754. Pippin founds the temporal power of the Popes.
755. Bonifacius slain in Friesland.
768. Death of Pippin; his sons, Karl and Karloman.
SECOND PERIOD. (768--1254.)
=The Carolingian Dynasty.=
