Chapter 2

An Outline Narrative of the Great Events, CHARLES F. HORNE

Visigoths Pillage Rome (A.D. 410), EDWARD GIBBON

Huns Invade the Eastern Roman Empire Attila Dictates a Treaty of Peace (A.D. 441), EDWARD GIBBON

The English Conquest of Britain (A.D. 449-579), JOHN R. GREEN CHARLES KNIGHT

Attila Invades Western Europe Battle of Châlons (A.D. 451), SIR EDWARD S. CREASY EDWARD GIBBON

Foundation of Venice (A.D. 452), THOMAS HODGKIN JOHN RUSKIN

Clovis Founds the Kingdom of the Franks It Becomes Christian (A.D. 486-511), FRANÇOIS P.G. GUIZOT

Publication of the Justinian Code (A.D. 529-534), EDWARD GIBBON

Augustine's Missionary Work in England (A.D. 597), THE VENERABLE BEDE JOHN R. GREEN

The Hegira: Career of Mahomet The Koran: and Mahometan Creed (A.D. 622), WASHINGTON IRVING SIMON OCKLEY

The Saracen Conquest of Syria (A.D. 636), SIMON OCKLEY

Saracens Conquer Egypt Destruction of the Library at Alexandria (A.D. 640), WASHINGTON IRVING

Evolution of the Dogeship in Venice (A.D. 697), WILLIAM C. HAZLITT

Saracens in Spain Battle of the Guadalete (A.D. 711), AHMED IBN MAHOMET AL-MAKKARI

Battle of Tours (A.D. 732), SIR EDWARD S. CREASY

Founding of the Carlovingian Dynasty Pépin the Short Usurps the Frankish Crown (A.D. 751), FRANÇOIS P.G. GUIZOT

Career of Charlemagne (A.D. 772-814), FRANÇOIS P.G. GUIZOT

Egbert Becomes King of the Anglo-Saxon Heptarchy (A.D. 827), DAVID HUME

Universal Chronology (A.D. 410-842), JOHN RUDD

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