8th Century Western History


	The 8th Century CE	700s CE

700s - 698-705 Tiberius III 705-711 Justinian II (restored) 705 Great Mosque of Damascus	710s - 705-711 Justinian II 711-713 Philippicus 713-715 Anastasius II 715-717 Theodosius III 717-741 Leo III, the Isaurian 711 Moslem Berbers, invited by Visigoths to unseat Visigoth King Roderick, conquer Spain under Tarik ibn Ziyad 718 Aquitaine invaded by Arabs.
720s - 717-741 Leo III, the Isaurian 726 Iconoclastic movement in Byzantium	730s - 717-741 Leo III, the Isaurian 732 Charles Martel def. Omayyads at Tours & Poitiers
740s - 717-741 Leo III, the Isaurian 741-775 Constantine V, Kpronymus 743-4 Walid II caliph 741-75 Constantine V prohibits image worship dissolves monastaries 743 Childeric III Frankish King	750s 741-775 Constantine V 751 Pepin III forces Childeric into Monastery. 750 Abu'l-Abbas al-Saffah found Abbasid caliphate. Marwan II def. at Zab 756 Abdurrahman est. Emirate of Cordoba 756 Donation of Pepin establishes temporal power of Popes 750-1258 Abbasid Dynasty 754-75 Al-Mansur moves capital to Baghdad 755-88 Abd-er-Rahman I emir of Cordova
760s 741-775 Constantine V 768-71 Charlemagne & Carloman rule Franks 762 Anan ben David founds Jewish Qaraites sect after losing Exilarch office to his younger brother. Rejection of Talmud in favor of Old Testament	770s 741-775 Constantine V 775-780 Leo IV 771-8?? Charlemagne sole ruler 774 Charlemagne confirms Pepin's donation of Papal State, annexes Lombard crown. 778 Charlemagne invades Spain
780s 780-797 Constantine VI 780-802 Irene (virtual) Empress, restores image worship Independence of Morocco 788 781 Charlemagne subdues Aquitaine, enthrones son Louis there. 787 Danes begin to raid England	790s 780-797 Constantine VI 797-802 Irene 791 Constantine imprisons his mother, Empress Irene 792 Irene regains power 795 Danes begin to raid Ireland

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