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Visigothic Kingdom (410-510 AD)
King Alaric I was succeeded by his son or cousin Ataulf (410-415). He led his people out of Italy and settled in Gaul, where...
Islamic world
Prophet Muhammad (570-632)
Islamic prophet Muhammad, was born in Mecca about 570 AD. He belonged to the tribe of the Quraysh, who had long been guardians of the...
Articles about the Franks
Development of Charlemagne’s state
Charlemagne (Charles) was tall and strong; he was fond of physical exercises, hunting and was no heavy drinker. He spoke Frankish, Latin and a...
The Goths
Alaric I (395-410) the first King of the Visigoths
Alaric descended from the aristocratic Balti dynasty. He gained his military abilities at the court of Roman Emperor Theodosius. The Visigoths united after the...
Islamic world
Introduction to Arab history (6th century)
Arabia, is a peninsula between the Persian Gulf, Indian Ocean, and the Red Sea. Arabia forms the connection between Asia (by the dry plains...
Middle Ages
Periodization of the European Middle Ages
Picture of the European Middle Ages or Medieval history is founded on several, deeply held fallacies. The first and foremost is that the European...
The Goths
Beginning of Visigoths migration (4th century AD)
The Visigoths were a part of the Gothic tribe; they left Scandinavia and settled on the Baltic coast of what is nowadays Poland. Tacitus,...